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Not an instance of history, not a phrase in the Law of Nations, sanctions it.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Not an instance of history, not a phrase in the Law of Nations, sanctions it.”
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Sumner asserts that no historical precedent or legal framework supports the proposed actions.
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