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Well, if the elephant must be on our hands, what are we going to do with it?
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Well, if the elephant must be on our hands, what are we going to do with it?”
Editor's note · Context
Reid uses a metaphor to question how the U.S. should handle its responsibilities in foreign territories.
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