In considering the policy to be adopted for suppressing the insurrection I have been anxious and careful that the inevitable conflict for this purpose shall not degenerate into a violent and remorseless revolutionary struggle.
Lincoln emphasizes the importance of maintaining a careful approach to the conflict during the Civil War to avoid unnecessary violence.
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