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This is a mere incident to the dispute, but no more the cause of war than the throwing overboard of the tea in Boston harbor was the cause of the North American Revolution.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “This is a mere incident to the dispute, but no more the cause of war than the throwing overboard of the tea in Boston…”
Editor's note · Context
Quincy draws a parallel between the opium dispute and the American Revolution, suggesting deeper underlying causes for conflict.
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