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Source: Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia, letter to Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia, 1891. I have no intention at all of being an indifferent spectator, if the distant Powers hold onto the idea of dividing upAfrica. For the past fourteen centuries Ethiopia has been an island of Christians in a sea of Pagans.Since the All-Powerful has protected Ethiopia up until now, I am hopeful that He will keep and enlarge it also in thefuture, and I do not think for a moment that He will divide Ethiopia among the distant Powers. In the past, the boundaryof Ethiopia was the sea. Without our use of force and without the aid of the Christians, our boundary on the sea fell intothe hands of the Muslims. Today we do not pretend to be able to recover our seacoast by force; but we hope that theChristian Powers, advised by our Savior, Jesus Christ, will restore our seacoast boundary to us, or give us at least a fewports along the coast. Where does the Emperor of Ethiopia give credit for the fact that Ethiopia has remained independent?Why does he think that might lead to Ethiopia regaining ports on the sea?​

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The Emperor of Ethiopia, Menelik II, credits the fact that Ethiopia has remained independent to the protection and providence of the All-Powerful (likely referring to God). He believes that this divine protection and favor will lead to Ethiopia regaining ports on the sea because he expresses hope that the Christian Powers, guided by their faith in Jesus Christ, will support Ethiopia's cause and assist in restoring its seacoast boundaries.

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