If the two sections of this country ever marshal themselves against each other, and their squadrons rush to the conflict, it will be a war carried on by such powers of intellect, animated by such vehemence of passion, and sustained by such an abundance of resources, as the world has never before witnessed.
Mann predicts that a civil war would be unprecedented in its scale and intensity, driven by deep-seated passions and resources.
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