Agassiz, when you and those like you faced 1861, you had to win peace by war, and you rendered us forever your debtors, because when the choice was between what was peaceful and what was right you chose what was right.
Roosevelt acknowledges the sacrifices made for righteousness during the Civil War, emphasizing moral choices.
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