Henry Ward Beecher: “It will go on to a crisis; its settlement will be an era in the…”

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It will go on to a crisis; its settlement will be an era in the world's history, either of advance or of decline.

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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher predicts that the resolution of this conflict will mark a significant turning point in history.

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Henry Ward Beecher: “It will go on to a crisis; its settlement will be an era in the world's history, either of advance or of decline.”