Antiwar people told them that the civil war was not about saving the unity of the federation, but about liberating black slaves.

反战人士对他们说，这场内战不是为了挽救联邦的统一，而是为了解放黑人奴隶。

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The war was a life-changing experience, certainly, but it was a positive and liberating event.

二战确实是一段改变一生的经历，但它是一个正面的、解放的事件。

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Gide built on a sea-change in attitudes during the inter-war years that called for fully authentic versions of the plays, liberating Shakespeare from the romanticists and classicists alike.

ECONOMIST: Shakespeare