"The nationalists have no political power. They have no votes and they hate votes. Votes to them are as repugnant as holy water to the devil."
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Journalists from the United States20th-century poets from the United StatesPeople from San JuanPoliticians from Puerto RicoPoets from Puerto Rico
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