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It is a part of the political question; and now that Reconstruction seems about to be accomplished, it is that enduring part which still remains.
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He identifies the ongoing political challenges as a significant aspect of the Reconstruction process.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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