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I can speak to you of war only; but be assured, that, if I speak of war, it is because, unhappily, war has become to us the only way of peace.
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Sumner emphasizes the harsh reality that war has become a necessary means to achieve peace.
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In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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