I have given much space to this Kansas controversy, for I wish to impress upon the readers of this volume that the war was not caused by agitation for the abolition of slavery, but by aggressive measures for the extension of slavery over free territory.
Sherman emphasizes that the Civil War was driven by the desire to expand slavery rather than abolitionist agitation.
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The worst evil that could befall our country is civil war, but the outrages in Kansas cannot be continued much longer without producing it.
We have done no wrong; we have no apologies to make, and no concessions to offer.
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