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We saw seeds then sown that blossomed and bore bitter fruit at Charleston in 1860.
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Blaine reflects on the long-term consequences of political actions taken during Buchanan's administration, linking them to future conflicts.
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The wisdom of maintaining that institution was abundantly vindicated by the results of the war.
The haste with which the question was brought to a decision can hardly be justified, and is a striking illustration of the intense party-feeling which had been engendered by the war.
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