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I ask, Sir, that this terrible strife be brought to an end, and the cause settled forever.
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Sumner called for an end to the ongoing strife regarding civil rights and a permanent resolution.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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