Practical statesmen have always treated recognition as a question of policy, to be determined on the whole case, even where the power is de facto established,--as amply appears in the Parliamentary debates on the recognition of Spanish America.
He notes that practical statesmen view recognition as a policy decision, influenced by the broader context of international relations.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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