Whitelaw Reid: “The arm of the Californian has not been shortened, that he cannot…”

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The arm of the Californian has not been shortened, that he cannot reach out.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid asserts that Californians still possess the strength to reach out and engage with the world.

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