The polarization and animosity were far deeper on the eve of the Civil War than it's ever been. The 'red state-blue state' divisions of today [referring to the 2000 presidential election where maps denoted in blue states that backed Democrat Al Gore and in red for Republican George W. Bush] or the cultural wars over abortion, gay rights or other issues are far more superficial than the events of the 1850s.  -   James McPherson     Quotes
The polarization and animosity were far deeper on the eve of the Civil War than it's ever been. The 'red state-blue state' divisions of today [referring to the 2000 presidential election where maps denoted in blue states that backed Democrat Al Gore and in red for Republican George W. Bush] or the cultural wars over abortion, gay rights or other issues are far more superficial than the events of the 1850s. James McPherson
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