secession

• In speaking of their scheme they called it “secession,” and said that secession was a lawful act because the Constitution was a compact revocable by any of the parties. —  Abraham Lincoln, Vol. I.
• The administration of Buchanan had prepared for the secession, and Buchanan as minister to England had already established the opinion of the governing class in that country in the certainty of impending separation,—a fact which should be remembered when we judge the attitude of England; the fleet had been dispersed to the ends of the earth, and the officers of the army were mainly Southerners. —  The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I
• Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. —  Blog For Arizona
• I suggest your party of Limbaugh cease its shameful, near-treasonous activity, now threatening to laughably stop all spending and resorting to state sovereignty - i.e. "secession" - and try to solve the problems they created in eight years of deceit and utter incompetence. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
• It's not surprising that one in five Texas adults surveyed indicated a preference for secession -- their state's governor, as recently as two days ago, indicated he believes secession is an option for the state. —  Turn Maine Blue - Front Page

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