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Parte I – Capítulo II. O Engenheiro no ‘front’: a burocracia e o exército imperiais 107
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93 Idem, p. 35.
94 Idem, p. 34.
95 Idem, ibidem.
96 Idem, p. 36.
97 Segundo Hermes Lima, ela representaria “‘um dos pontos de apoio da organização servil do trabalho. Em país de extensão do nosso,
seu desenvolvimento estaria necessariamente fadado a verificar-se de modo irregular (...). A autonomia das províncias poderia, por
isso mesmo, proporcionar a abertura de brechas parciais na muralha da escravidão que, para subsistir, teria, portanto, que defender-se
como um todo (...).’”. Hermes LIMA, “Prefácio”, in Rui BARBOSA, A Queda do Império, in. Obras Completas de Rui Barbosa.
Rio de Janeiro: Ministério da Educação e Saúde, 1947, tomo I, vol. XVI, p. XIV e XV, apud Wilma P. COSTA, A Espada de