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Our manifest destiny [is] to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the… — John L. O'Sullivan

Our manifest destiny [is] to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.

John L. O'Sullivan
1845
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Manifest DestinyAmerican expansion
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1845
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John L. O'Sullivan
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O'Sullivan, John Louis. United States Magazine and Democratic Review. July 1845-Aug. 1845.

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