We are in the Philippines, as we are in the West Indies, because duty sent us; and we shall remain because we have no right to run away from our duty, even if it does involve far more trouble than we foresaw when we plunged into the war that entailed it.
Reid discusses the U.S. presence in the Philippines and the moral obligation to remain there despite challenges.
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