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Is it better to have us a conquered province, or an integral part of the nation—better to have an Ireland on the Gulf, or a Scotland?
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Is it better to have us a conquered province, or an integral part of the nation—better to have an Ireland on the Gulf…”
Editor's note · Context
Reid poses a rhetorical question about the implications of treating the South as a conquered territory versus integrating it into the nation.
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