Four years of bloody struggle with an armed foe, who was helped at every turn by the self-styled advocates of peace, were needed in order to restore the Union; but the result has been that the peace of this continent has been effectually assured.
Roosevelt reflects on the necessity of conflict to restore the Union during the Civil War, emphasizing the importance of struggle for peace.
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