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Precipitation back will be hardly less fatal than that original precipitation which plunged the country into the abyss of war.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner compares the dangers of rapid reintegration to the initial actions that led to the Civil War, advocating for careful consideration.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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