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Civil war burst upon the United States, with almost the suddenness of…
Quote byJohn Stevens Cabot Abbott · 1805–1877
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The History of the Civil War in America (1864), p. 15..
English (original)
Civil war burst upon the United States, with almost the suddenness of the meteor's glare. It was, however, but like the eruption of the volcano, whose pent-up fires had, for ages, been gathering strength for the final explosion. The whirlwind which our country has reaped, is but the natural harvest of that seed which, for long years, we have been sowing.
— John Stevens Cabot Abbott
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