From the major-general to the private in the ranks each came back to civil life with the proud consciousness of duty well done, and all with a feeling of community of interest which they could have gained in no other way.
Roosevelt observes that Civil War veterans, regardless of rank, returned to civilian life with a shared sense of accomplishment and an unparalleled feeling of community.
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I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
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