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But if the ideas giving us the victory are now neglected, if the pledges of the Declaration, which the Rebellion openly assailed, are left unredeemed, then have blood and treasure been lavished for nought.
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Sumner warns that neglecting the principles of the Declaration after the war would render sacrifices meaningless.
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