As the Rebellion assumed its giant proportions, he saw clearly that it could be smitten only through Slavery; and when, after a bloody struggle, it was too tardily vanquished, he saw clearly that there could be no true peace, except by new governments built on the Equal Rights of All.
Sumner reflects on the necessity of addressing slavery to achieve true peace after the Civil War.
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Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
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