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Trial, struggle, and war were now ended, and the Union, which they first heralded, was unalterably established.
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Sumner declares the end of conflict and the establishment of the Union as a significant achievement.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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