《汤姆叔叔的小屋》对美国社会的影响是如此巨大，以致在南北战争爆发的初期，当林肯接见斯托夫人时，曾说到：你就是那位引发了一场大战的小妇人。 后来，这句话为众多作家竞相引用。

The books impact was so great that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the American Civil War, Lincoln is often quoted as having declared, So this is the little lady who made this big war.

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