And so, having in the past, too fully, perhaps, and more than once, considered the question of our new possessions in the light of our duty, I propose now to look at them further, and unblushingly, in the light of our interests.
Reid expresses a shift in perspective, suggesting a focus on national interests rather than just duties regarding new territories.
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