Secession: Then and now

 

As to Secession being Rebellion, it is distinctly possible by state papers that Washington considered it no such thing –that Massachusetts, now loudest against it, has itself
asserted its right to secede, again and again."
--Charles Dickens

For decades, it has been obvious that there are irreconcilable differences between Americans who want to control the lives of others and those who wish to be left alone. Which is the more peaceful solution: Americans using the brute force of government to beat liberty-minded people into submission or simply parting company?
--Walter Williams