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The necessity of this principle is apparent as a restraint upon the lawless vindictiveness and inhumanity of the Rebel States, whether against Union men or against freedmen.
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Sumner emphasizes the need for principles to restrain the violent actions of the Rebel States during Reconstruction.
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