Initial uniformity can be deceiving, warns the author, because parties arrive at that state from so many different motives which will be exposed over time.

Donald R. Hickey
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Initial uniformity can be deceiving, warns the author, because parties arrive at that state from so many different motives which will be exposed over time. The speaker is saying that it is difficult to judge the true motives behind the actions of people until you have gotten to know them better.

Source: The War Of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict

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