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Under that load it could neither sustain itself independently, even if successful in war, nor persuade any other Power to accept responsibility for and control over it.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Under that load it could neither sustain itself independently, even if successful in war, nor persuade any other Power…”
Editor's note · Context
Reid asserts that a colony burdened with debt would struggle to achieve independence or attract support from other powers.
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