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You confuse yourself, if you say that it was to restore the Constitution; and you misrepresent the fact, if you say that it was to abolish Slavery.
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Sumner argues against misconceptions about the war's purpose, clarifying that it is not solely about restoring the Constitution or abolishing slavery.
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