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They are the property of the United States by an immutable title which, whatever some of our own people say, the whole civilized world recognizes and respects.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid asserts the legitimacy of U.S. ownership of certain islands, countering skepticism from within the country.
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