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The opening of the Panama Canal will mark a new era in our international life and create new and worldwide conditions which, with their vast correlations and consequences, will obtain for hundreds of years to come.
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gutenberg.orgBill Taft: “The opening of the Panama Canal will mark a new era in our international life and create new and worldwide conditions…”
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Taft highlights the significance of the Panama Canal in reshaping international relations.
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