What stance does Davis take on war beginning?
That if the Confederates fight, they know that
history will agree it was necessary
If we may not hope to avoid war, we may at
least expect that posterity will acquit us of
having needlessly engaged in it.
-Jefferson Davis

1 That the only way war will start is if the

2Confederacy takes the first step

3 That the Confederacy will not engage in a war no matter what

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