"The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war."

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"The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war."

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"The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed."

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