On the record
Here it is all reversed, and it is now apparent, that, whatever the motives of the British Government, the concession was in behalf of injustice and inhumanity.
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gutenberg.orgHere it is all reversed, and it is now apparent, that, whatever the motives of the British Government, the concession was in behalf of injustice and inhumanity.
Sumner critiques the British Government's actions, suggesting they support injustice and inhumanity rather than justice.
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