Charles Sumner: “There are no possible accumulations of wealth that would not be…”

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There are no possible accumulations of wealth that would not be exhausted before its first instalment was counted out.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that no amount of wealth can compensate for the losses incurred from war.

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Charles Sumner: “There are no possible accumulations of wealth that would not be exhausted before its first instalment was counted out.”