First among these gains is that interpretation of the Constitution which makes us a nation, and places the equal rights of all under the protection of the national power,--being nothing less than the fulfilment of the early promises of the Fathers.
Sumner identifies the interpretation of the Constitution that affirms national unity and equal rights as a significant achievement following the Civil War.
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