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." He added, in a spirit of strict justice: "As to the pact of non-exportation, that is another thing; I confess that I have doubts of its being legitimate.

We owe considerable sums to Great Britain; we can only pay them with our produce.

To have a right to accuse others of injustice, we must be just ourselves; and how can we be so if we refuse to pay our debts to Great Britain?
That is what I cannot make out." The opposition was as yet within the law, and the national effort was as orderly as it was impassioned.