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In our foreign relations there are with me two cardinal principles, which I have no hesitation to avow at all times: first, peace with all the world; and, secondly, sympathy with all struggling for Human Rights.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In our foreign relations there are with me two cardinal principles, which I have no hesitation to avow at all times…”
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Sumner outlines his two guiding principles in foreign relations: peace and support for human rights.
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