Charles Sumner: “In saying this I fail in no sympathy with peace, which I seek and…”

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In saying this I fail in no sympathy with peace, which I seek and reverence always, but simply exhibit war in some of its essential conditions.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his commitment to peace while acknowledging the realities of war.

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