Not to do it, they said, would be bald, unblushing repudiation--a thing least to be looked for or tolerated in a nation of spotless credit and great wealth, which in past times of trial had made many sacrifices to preserve its financial honor untarnished.
Reid discusses the European perspective that America's refusal to assume the Cuban debt would be seen as a repudiation of financial honor.
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