The point was, many a man talks about victory and the righteousness of the cause, prior to destroying himself and those he loves along with him.
The South welcomed the Civil War.
Things don’t always go the way you think, and you can lose everything making a real mess of things in the process.
Thanks for your comments.
No, the point is, when the pedal hits the metal, there are those who are willing to confront what must be confronted, and those who are not.
No man ever won or kept his freedom by pre-emptively surrendering to those who would enslave him.
Die on your feet, or live on your knees. Your choice.