In this stirring and influential speech, renowned American preacher Henry Ward Beecher makes an impassioned case for the moral superiority of the Union cause in the American Civil War. Drawing on his deep religious convictions and his own personal experience of slavery, Beecher argues that the conflict is not just a political issue, but a moral one. This historic speech is a powerful reminder of the transformative potential of faith and courage.

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