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So much they gave up, because they realized that they must.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “So much they gave up, because they realized that they must.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid notes that former Confederates were willing to give up certain aspects of their beliefs due to the realities of their defeat.
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