So they had to come back. While independence has not yet brought prosperity, many in East Timor, like Elsa Expostu,who grows coffee in the rural highlands of the Aleiu district, say they are still better off today.

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In an 1850s anti-slavery speech she said, among other things, this conclusion in effect, she's answer the question now, "Why has slavery boomed and persisted and grows still?"

她在1850年反奴隶制演讲中说过,这段很精辟,在所有论述中尤为抢眼,她给出了问题的答案,"为何奴隶制度仍然能够蓬勃发展呢"

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