Strike in the name of the Union, which only in this way can be restored,--in the name of Peace, which is vain without Union,--and in the name of Liberty also, sure to bring both Peace and Union in her glorious train.
Sumner emphasizes the interconnectedness of Union, Peace, and Liberty in the context of the Civil War.
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