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from Europe to your country, and soon have it in their power to hasten the arrival of those they left behind. If we were doubtful of your good-will and benevolent intentions, we would remind you of the time when you were in a situation similar to ours, and when your forefathers were driven by religious persecution to a distant and inhospitable shore. An empire may be the result of our emigration, as of theirs.'"[1]
- ↑ Freeman's Plea for Africa, Conversation XVIII.
