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The success of the establishment of a Foreign Empire in Mexico would have been fatal to all that the United States cherished, to all that it hoped peacefully to achieve.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The success of the establishment of a Foreign Empire in Mexico would have been fatal to all that the United States…”
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Blaine warns that the establishment of a foreign empire in Mexico would have jeopardized U.S. interests and aspirations.
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