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> ".. if gain-seeking desires had not cauterised their souls" Governer of Canton Lin Zexu
> ".. we should thus certainly put a value on riches and slight men's lives" Chinese Commissioner Keying
https://archive.org/details/indochineseopium00hillrich
#JSpencerHill in #IndoChineseOpiumTrade
/HT #AmitavGhosh in #SmokeAndAshes #OpiumTrade #DrugWar #OpiumWars #DrugWars #LinZexu