Excerpt from The Right, Obligation, and Interest of the Government of Great Britain to Require Redress From the Government of China, for the Late Forced Surrender of British-Owned Opium at CantonThe Chinese are oppressed with one of the most corrupt governments that ever weighed down the energiesof a people. - Ibidem. Question 297.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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