Moreover, every friend of liberty, every believer in self-government, every idealist who wished to see his ideals take practical shape, wherever he might be in the world, knew that the success of all in which he most believed was bound up with the success of the Union armies in this great struggle.
Roosevelt emphasizes the global implications of the Union's success in the Civil War for liberty and self-government.
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Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
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