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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