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George Dewey

Not so long ago, indeed well within a lifetime, there was no “dearth of heroes” in this country, to quote the title of our opening article a little out of context.

To the question of acquiring new territories overseas, and owning colonies, one group of Americans answered with a resounding “No!”

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