Our own civil conflict is too recent for us not to consider the difficulties which surround a government distracted by a dynastic rebellion at home at the same time that it has to cope with a separate insurrection in a distant colony.
Grant reflects on the challenges faced by a government dealing with internal and external conflicts.
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