Brown said even if the rebellion failed, it would probably lead to a civil war between North and South.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

People were pulling money out of banks because they feared that if the bank failed, then they would lose their money; it created a huge crisis in 1933.

人们纷纷从银行提取现金,因为他们担心,万一银行破产,他们就会血本无归,这种情况导致了1933年经济危机

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And even if the rebellion failed, he predicted that it would lead to a civil war between the North and the South.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

"If you have two or three sovereign state institutions fighting each other, it means democracy failed,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18