Bonanza is set during the Civil War. Who did Ben tell, "We can't ignore the rest of the world. We're the only stabilizing influence in the country"?

When Adam pleads with his father to head back home, saying, "This isn't any of our affair," he is met with a rebuke by his father. Calling the family a "stabilizing influence," Ben reminds Adam that there are things worth standing for outside of the confines of Ponderosa.

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