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The belligerents had issued decrees regardless of our rights.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “The belligerents had issued decrees regardless of our rights.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement underscores the disregard shown by belligerent nations for American rights during the conflicts of the era.
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