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Old 11-21-2014, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by watsup1000 View Post
We are probably quite fortunate to have had just one big internecine war in order to resolve the "union" problem. Had the Civil War not occurred when it did, there is a very good chance that "America" would have become balkanized, or at least that the slave and non-slave states would have eventually been at war anyway. God Bless President Lincoln for taking the stand to save the Union and thereby produce a long-term solution that allowed the United States to develop without constant warfare against itself.
Would have, it could not be more balkanized than it is for God's sake. States rights doncha know.
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