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The value of his active loyalty to the Union may be measured by the disaster which would have been caused by hesitation on his part.
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Blaine emphasizes the importance of loyalty to the Union and the potential consequences of hesitation during the Civil War.
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The wisdom of maintaining that institution was abundantly vindicated by the results of the war.
Observing men in the loyal States regarded such a policy not only as weak and maudlin, but as utterly insufficient and assuredly dangerous to the future safety of the Government.
That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
I am in no boastful mood: I shall not do more than I can, but I shall do all I can to save the Government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.
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