A desire to remove causes of difference between ourselves and the United States grew at a remarkable speed, for the spectacle of success is wont to have magical effects even in minds that would indignantly reject the standards of Machiavelli.
Morley describes the rapid growth of a desire to resolve differences with the United States, influenced by the success of the North.
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