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All the later lenders and many of the early ones knew, also, that it was pledged for money to continue Spain's efforts to subdue a people struggling to free themselves from Spanish rule.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “All the later lenders and many of the early ones knew, also, that it was pledged for money to continue Spain's efforts…”
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Reid points out that lenders were aware their investments supported Spain's oppressive actions against its colonies.
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