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Charles Sumner: “The moral sense is disturbed by such a process at any stage of the trial; nor is it satisfied by the subsequent…”

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The moral sense is disturbed by such a process at any stage of the trial; nor is it satisfied by the subsequent provision for the selection of a sovereign or head of a friendly state as arbitrator.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that the moral implications of the arbitration process are troubling and insufficiently addressed.

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