It was upon security that I then insisted,--believing, that, though the war of armies was ended, this was a just object of national care, all contained in the famous time-honored postulate of war, Security for the Future, without which peace is no better than armistice.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of security for the nation and its citizens after the Civil War.
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