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But the greatest commercial nation, as well as the most powerful, that withheld its signature was the United States.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “But the greatest commercial nation, as well as the most powerful, that withheld its signature was the United States.”
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Reid points out that the United States, as a major commercial and powerful nation, did not sign the agreement, affecting its legitimacy.
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