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We are not taking possession of them, as we are of Cuba, with the avowed purpose of giving them a better government.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “We are not taking possession of them, as we are of Cuba, with the avowed purpose of giving them a better government.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid clarifies that the U.S. is not taking possession of other territories with the intention of improving their governance, unlike Cuba.
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