War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can be no peace that is not honorable; there can be no war that is not dishonorable.
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man - Charles Sumner
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man
- Charles Sumner
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel. - Charles Sumner
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel.
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals, with the … - Charles Sumner
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals, with the …
If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble. - Charles Sumner
If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I wi… - Charles Sumner
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I wi…
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. - Charles Sumner
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible. - Charles Sumner
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible.
The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come. - Charles Sumner
The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.
A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing. - Charles Sumner
A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.
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