“Of all the dangers and misfortunes which could befall this…
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“Of аll the dаngers аnd misfоrtunes which cоuld befall this natiоn, I should regard that of its becoming a warlike and conquering power, the most direful and fatal… This is no war of defense, but one unnecessary and of offensive aggression. It is Mexico that is defending her fire-sides, her castles and her altars, not we.”- Henry ClayBased on the above quote, how did the Mexican War cause a high level of controversy in the United States?