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The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.
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This page presents the quote "The Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things... It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.". Author of this quote is Shelby Foote. This quote is about crossroads, good and bad, civil war, defined, war, hell,.