I confidently predict that when the final judgment of history is recorded it will be said that in no other war of which we have written record was it more vitally essential for the welfare of mankind that victory should rest where it finally rested.
Roosevelt expresses confidence that history will recognize the Civil War's critical importance for humanity's welfare.
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