On the record
We broke it down, and we cannot, dare not, display the cowardice and selfishness of failing to replace it.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “We broke it down, and we cannot, dare not, display the cowardice and selfishness of failing to replace it.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid calls for the United States to take responsibility for restoring order after disrupting it through war.
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