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She intervened too, under far less provocation, it must be admitted, and for a cause rather more commercial than humanitarian.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgShe intervened too, under far less provocation, it must be admitted, and for a cause rather more commercial than humanitarian.
Reid notes that England intervened in Egypt for commercial reasons, contrasting it with humanitarian motives.
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