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If this nation sent out colonies, it would do so more to extend its commerce than its dominion.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If this nation sent out colonies, it would do so more to extend its commerce than its dominion.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner argues that the motivation behind colonial expansion would be commerce rather than dominion.
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