A quotation from Ben Franklin

Those who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.)

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“Many acts of departure — call them secession lite, de facto secession or soft separatism — are occurring right now. Americans have responded to increasing polarization by exploring the gradations between soft separatism and hard secession.” https://bit.ly/3JUlECV #interposition #nullification #secession
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Secession talk evokes fears of a second Civil War. But one scholar says secession is already happening in the US under a variety of guises.

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