I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I think the point trying to be made is: you may need to reconcile yourself (should such a fight happen) to the possibility you may not have any children or children's children left at the end of it.
Civil wars are rather nasty, and there is never any guarantee of survival (for yourself, for the ones you love). That is why they are only to be as a last resort, when all else fails (people tend to always remember the part in our Declaration that starts with: "...that whenever any form of government...", and always forget the part that follows: "Prudence, indeed, will dictate....").
Avoiding war if possible in the pursuit of goals is always the best option, but if it comes to that, then do it after prudent avoidance and with the resolve that all other attempts have failed...and with the clear vision that it's not going to be a walk in the park on a summer's day.
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I think the point trying to be made is: you may need to reconcile yourself (should such a fight happen) to the possibility you may not have any children or children's children left at the end of it.
Civil wars are rather nasty, and there is never any guarantee of survival (for yourself, for the ones you love). That is why they are only to be as a last resort, when all else fails (people tend to always remember the part in our Declaration that starts with: "...that whenever any form of government...", and always forget the part that follows: "Prudence, indeed, will dictate....").
Avoiding war if possible in the pursuit of goals is always the best option, but if it comes to that, then do it after prudent avoidance and with the resolve that all other attempts have failed...and with the clear vision that it's not going to be a walk in the park on a summer's day.