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We all unite in regarding them as setting sail, not only charged with the national interests, but dignified and ennobled by a guardianship of the national honor.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid conveys a sense of responsibility and honor associated with the governance of new territories.
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