The larger masses, with the larger scale of military operations, in the latter may eclipse the earlier; and it is impossible not to see that a war for Liberty and Equality, making the promises of the Declaration a reality, and giving to mankind an irresistible example, is loftier in character than a war for separation.
Sumner compares the significance of the Civil War to the American Revolution, emphasizing its moral high ground.
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