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The author mounts a reasoned defense of the Allied cause in the Great War, presenting moral and political arguments for Canadian loyalty and the protection of civilization and liberty. He systematically rebuts a prominent nationalist leader's theories, arguing that appeals to racial prejudice weaken domestic unity and harm French Canadian interests. The work combines recent wartime developments with legal and historical commentary, including a concise account of British and Dutch settler history in South Africa, and deploys practical political argumentation to show why collective duty and intercommunal cooperation are necessary. It addresses English-speaking readers and urges reconciliation and shared responsibility during wartime.
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