Of course embers smoulder here and there; but the country at large is growing more and more to take pride in the valor, the self-devotion, the loyalty to an ideal, displayed alike by the soldiers of both sides in the Civil War.
From his essay "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt observes the nation's increasing appreciation for the valor of soldiers from both sides of the Civil War.
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