"Little did I conceive of the greatness of the defeat (at Bull Run), the magnitude of the disaster which it had entailed upon the United States. So short-lived has been the American Union, that men who saw it rise may live to see it fall."

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Source: William Howard Taft, William Taft “Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils”, Transaction Publishers

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William Howard Russell

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William Howard Russell was a pioneering war correspondent known for his impactful reporting during the Crimean War, shaping modern journalism.

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