Richard Olney makes the case that Britain's aim is to force Venezuela "under virtual Duress" and bully the nation into unfair arbitration – "amounting to an invasion and conquest of Venezuelan Territory".7 Here the United States makes one of its first push backs against imperial Europe. ... This American Ideal can be defined as what made American exception – the political liberties and governance of the nation. ...

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