Originally posted by zraver
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Close to your point, there was a feeling in the South that the Northern states would just let them go, and indeed many in the North felt that way. But there were also wise men in the South who believed the Confederation would not last on its own and predicted things would turn out as they did. Unfortunately, their voices were drowned out by the hotheads and the romantics.
Similarly, in the North, wiser heads understood the destiny of the Union was at stake, as was the concept of self-government.
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