Thoughts on the Late Transactions Respecting Falkland’s Islands
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Thoughts on the Late Transactions Respecting Falkland’s Islands is a political pamphlet written by Samuel Johnson in 1771. The work argues against going to war with Spain over the Falkland Islands. Johnson criticizes the Earl of Chatham and the anonymous author of the "Junius" letters for their stance on the dispute. The pamphlet is considered one of Johnson's most admired and least attacked political writings. The Falkland Islands are a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, with a history of competing claims between Britain and Argentina.1234
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