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As to the greater safety of our trade by the possession of Guadaloupe, experience has convinced us, that in reducing a single island, or even more, we stop the privateering business but little.
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This quote illustrates Franklin's skepticism about the effectiveness of territorial conquests in securing trade safety.
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