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Violent attack from the North finds its inevitable consequence in the growth of a spirit of angry defiance at the South.
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “Violent attack from the North finds its inevitable consequence in the growth of a spirit of angry defiance at the South.”
Editor's note · Context
Pierce notes the reciprocal nature of political aggression between the North and South.
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