Procedure is the first refuge of the scoundrel, even if patriotism is the last.
More seriously, there's a running question of whether the American Civil War was over slavery or state's rights. But it is a foolish question. The Lincoln-Douglas gets at it plainly: the rights of states are nothing but the field of action over which the slavery issue moves. At any point, the winning side will want to limit the impedance of the field to its prevailing movement, while the other side seeks to increase the difficulty of the terrain.
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