On the record
Have we not aided and abetted one of her provinces in insurrection against her for that cause?
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Have we not aided and abetted one of her provinces in insurrection against her for that cause?”
Editor's note · Context
Quincy points out U.S. support for insurrection in Mexico against its anti-slavery stance.
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