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Reconstruction is as political as the war, or as any of the means for its conduct.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Reconstruction is as political as the war, or as any of the means for its conduct.”
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Sumner equates the political nature of Reconstruction with that of the Civil War, emphasizing its significance.
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