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The war began in Slavery, and it can end only with the end of Slavery.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The war began in Slavery, and it can end only with the end of Slavery.”
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He asserts that the Civil War originated from the institution of slavery and can only conclude with its abolition.
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