It was the power to build a solid and permanent Union, the power to construct a mighty nation out of the wreck of a crumbling confederacy, which drew a sharp line between the Americans of the north and the Spanish-speaking races of the south.
This quote highlights the contrast between the American north and the Spanish-speaking south in terms of nation-building capabilities.
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