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Under that doctrine, any hard-pushed oppressor would have a certain means of subduing the most righteous revolt and condemning a colony to perpetual subjugation.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid discusses the dangers of oppressive regimes using financial burdens to maintain control over colonies.
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