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There is no evidence that our Government has not been persistent and earnest for the protection of its citizens abroad, whether native-born or naturalized, and I alluded to Prussia only by way of illustration.
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Sumner asserts that there is no evidence against the U.S. government's commitment to protecting its citizens abroad.
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