"It is a cruel humiliation to beg for help from men who are as uncaring as gold itself."

- Simón Bolívar, negotiating with London bankers, 1824

South and Central America's wars of independence were more destructive and expensive than North America's; but they also freed a larger area and (unlike the USA) renounced slavery from the beginning.

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"In a few months, Hitler will be standing in the corner squeaking."

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