I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, an…

William Tecumseh Sherman
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I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein. ✨ William Tecumseh Sherman (2015). Home Letters of General Sherman, p.130, BIG BYTE BOOKS
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I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein. ✨ William Tecumseh Sherman (2015). Home Letters of General Sherman, p.130, BIG BYTE BOOKS

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