@gungasnake,
Like O v Bismark is a font of knowledge and valid opinion. He was an antisemitic douche bag whos opinion on this was proven totally wrong because the issue of the dissolution of the Union , and whether states COULD again secede was settled BY the Civil War.
Historians may disagree about whether states "had the right" to peacefully secede (I tend to think like Lincoln that they did NOT), but the WAR ended any discussion and took the douche bggery arguments about the "Blow to Christendom" right out the window.
PS, why didnt you post the enetire interview with Bismark and let the reders decide whether his deck had a full complement of cards.