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This, by whatever name called, is the imperialism that we denounce.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “This, by whatever name called, is the imperialism that we denounce.”
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Boutwell denounces the actions of the government as a form of imperialism, regardless of the terminology used.
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