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Because, while we have lost the trade of the Atlantic, superior advantages make the Pacific ours.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Because, while we have lost the trade of the Atlantic, superior advantages make the Pacific ours.”
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Reid argues that despite losing Atlantic trade, the Pacific offers superior advantages.
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