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This reopened commerce with both England and France but promised that if one of the two belligerents ceased its restrictions against American trade , the United States would close its shipping to the opponent of that nation .
This reopened commerce with both England and France but promised that if one of the two belligerents ceased its restrictions against American trade , the United States would close its shipping to the opponent of that nation .
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We consider the overwhelming power of England on the ocean , and of France on the land , as destructive of the prosperity and happiness of the world , and wish both to be reduced only to the necessity of observing moral duties .
We consider the overwhelming power of England on the ocean , and of France on the land , as destructive of the prosperity and happiness of the world , and wish both to be reduced only to the necessity of observing moral duties .
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I did not feel that England and France had a reasonable chance of winning . France has now been defeated ; and , despite the propaganda and confusion of recent months , it is now obvious that England is losing the war .
I did not feel that England and France had a reasonable chance of winning . France has now been defeated ; and , despite the propaganda and confusion of recent months , it is now obvious that England is losing the war .
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EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL INTEREST | 3 |
can Continent 1760 | 18 |
The French Interest in American Independence 1778 | 27 |
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