I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force.
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"I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force." — William Whipple
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I think experience has shown that privateers have done more toward distressing the trade of our enemies, and furnishing these States with necessaries, than Continental Ships of the same force. — William Whipple
About William Whipple
William Whipple was a Politician from United States (1730–1785).
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This quote is attributed to William Whipple, a Politician from United States.
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William Whipple lived from 1730 – 1785.