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Until that confidence shall be established little can be done anywhere for what is called reconstruction.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Until that confidence shall be established little can be done anywhere for what is called reconstruction.”
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Lincoln highlights the necessity of establishing confidence before meaningful reconstruction can occur.
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