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A Straight Deal

CHAPTER X: Jackstraws
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A plan to invade England also helped to deflect his mind from establishing an outpost of his empire upon our continent.

For us he had no love.

Our principles were democratic, he was a colossal autocrat.

He called us "the reign of chatter," and he would have liked dearly to put out our light.

Addington was then the British Prime Minister.


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