What cement, then, like that of a great common interest beyond our borders, that touches not merely the conscience but the pocket and the pride of all alike, and marshals us in the face of the world, standing for our own?
Reid proposes that a shared interest beyond borders can unify the nation and bolster its global stance.
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Suppose it to be merely a war in defense of our own just rights and interests.
But proofs were not wanting of the spirit in which, to the very last, the conflict against the Government had been waged.
Here was the opportunity for a statesman to grasp.
I asked the old man what he wanted to learn to read for.