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Triumphant over the foulest wrong ever inflicted, after the bloodiest war ever waged, it will know the majesty of Right and the beauty of Peace, prepared always to uphold the one and to cultivate the other.
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Sumner describes the Republic's triumph over wrongs and its commitment to justice and peace.
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