On the record
We are not in honor bound to hold them, if we can honorably dispose of them.
Said by
Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “We are not in honor bound to hold them, if we can honorably dispose of them.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid states that the U.S. is not obligated to retain control over the Philippines if it can be done honorably.
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