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George Boutwell: “The President denounces imperialism, and with emphasis he declares that we are all republicans in America.”

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The President denounces imperialism, and with emphasis he declares that we are all republicans in America.
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George Boutwell
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Boutwell highlights the contradiction in the President's denouncement of imperialism while asserting American republicanism.

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