On the record
The fact that in this last revolution not a life was lost, save that of the man killed by the shells of the Colombian gunboat, and no property destroyed, was due to the action which I have described.
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gutenberg.orgThe fact that in this last revolution not a life was lost, save that of the man killed by the shells of the Colombian gunboat, and no property destroyed, was due to the action which I have described.
He highlighted that the lack of casualties in the last revolution was a result of U.S. actions.
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