Now military governments, established for an indefinite period, would have offered no security for the early suppression of discontent, would have divided the people into the vanquishers and the vanquished, and would have envenomed hatred rather than have restored affection.
Johnson argues against the establishment of long-term military governments in the South, emphasizing the need for reconciliation.
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