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How could we consent to secure peace, after we had broken down this barbarous rule in two archipelagos, by agreeing that one of them should be forced back under it?
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid argues against the idea of restoring barbarous rule after defeating it, emphasizing moral consistency.
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