We Were Sent To This Country By The President, Who Desires To Promote The Welfare Of Japan, And Are Quite Different From The Ambassadors Of Other Countries. - SearchQuotes

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We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

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