As a natural consequence, whatever is the rule for one is the rule for all; nor can we do to a thinly-peopled, small, weak, or black nation what we would not do to a populous, large, strong, or white nation,--nor what that nation might not do to us.
This quote illustrates Sumner's belief in the principle of reciprocity in international relations, regardless of a nation's size or strength.
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