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“I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors.”
“More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.”