![The very same British and American families who had combined to wreck the Indian textile industry in the promotion of the opium trade [...] combined to make the trade, a valuable source of revenue. In 1864 they joined forces to create causes for war and to promote the terrible War Between the States, also known as the American Civil War.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-very-same-british-and-american-families-who-had-combined-to-wreck-the-indian.jpg)
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