Question about 'that'
"Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."

Why is "that" before "the city" used? I think " , " is right. Is there important reason for that?

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Question about 'that'
"Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."

Why is "that" before "the city" used? I think  " , " is right. Is there important reason for that?

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No, comma won't replace it. Look at it this way: "Let it be said that the city and the country came forth to meet it."
All the rest is extra information, thus without "that" the sense will be lost".

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