Catching again the spirit of the great moral impulse and that lofty enthusiasm which had aroused the people of the North to the decisive struggle against slavery, these leaders sprang to the work of advancing the cause of liberty and human rights.
This quote captures the renewed commitment of leaders to the cause of liberty and human rights during the Civil War.
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I discerned also unmistakable evidences of stern integrity, earnest patriotism, and unswerving fidelity.
Gross and unfounded charges of fraud are made by them against those high in authority.
The absence of violent democratic innovations was the Constitution's remarkable feature.
Thoughtful men who were not in any sense political partisans gave careful heed to his words.
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