And so, having in the past, too fully, perhaps, and more than once, considered the question of our new possessions in the light of our duty, I propose now to look at them further, and unblushingly, in the light of our interests.
Reid expresses a shift in perspective, suggesting a focus on national interests rather than just duties regarding new territories.
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But why should a sensible man deal with such folly?
No matter what we wish, the old continental isolation is gone forever.
You see, General, this is alarming, and you must acknowledge that we are not safe.
We must, then, be prepared with a policy for maintaining it ourselves.