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In Britain this transition from colony to independent state stays
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often replete and full of problems, came without violence,
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came generally without insurrection.
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This was not the case with France nor,
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as you know, some of you,
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not the case in Portuguese, for Portuguese colonies as well.
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The Netherlands and Britain both resisted independence movements
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before caving in.
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And by 1980, a year that I can even remember--
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that was a pleasure because I was married that year--
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more than half
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of the 154 members of the United Nations