Whitelaw Reid: “That is what a pirate could have done, and would have compelled the…”

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That is what a pirate could have done, and would have compelled the intervention of European governments for the protection of their own citizens.

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Reid suggests that the actions of a pirate would provoke international intervention, highlighting the seriousness of the situation.

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