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It is not too much to hope that the Government of Brazil may hereafter find it for its interest, as well as intrinsically right, to advance toward entire emancipation more rapidly than the present act contemplates.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “It is not too much to hope that the Government of Brazil may hereafter find it for its interest, as well as…”
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Grant expresses hope that Brazil will accelerate its progress towards full emancipation.
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