The result is certain, since justice can not finally be defeated; but the circumstances of the struggle and the cost of its triumph are committed to the people, who can scarcely fail to find both instruction and warning in the story of the anti-slavery conflict.
Julian reflects on the certainty of justice prevailing, while cautioning about the costs involved in the struggle for it.
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