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It gives us great pleasure to learn from you, that toute l'Europe nous souhaite le plus heureux succes pour le maintien de nos libertés.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “It gives us great pleasure to learn from you, that toute l'Europe nous souhaite le plus heureux succes pour le maintien…”
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Franklin expresses joy at the support from Europe for the American struggle for freedom.
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