#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
int main(){
ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(nullptr);
freopen("ROBOT.INP" , "r" , stdin);
freopen("ROBOT.OUT" , "w" , stdout);
ll x1 , x2 , y1 , y2;
cin >> x1 >> y1;
cin >> x2 >> y2;
cout << max( abs(x1-x2) , abs(y1-y2) );
return 0;
}
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