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He feared that the Southern mind was in the condition in which a single untoward circumstance might precipitate a conflict, and he determined that the blood of his brethren should not be on his hands.
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Blaine discusses Lincoln's fear of a sudden conflict and his determination to avoid bloodshed.
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