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When border collisions come to receive the sanction or to be made on the authority of either Government general war must be the inevitable result.
Said by
John Tyler
Whig · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Tyler warns that government-sanctioned border conflicts could lead to widespread war, highlighting the seriousness of international relations.

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