Whitelaw Reid: “A similar demand concerning the Philippines neither could nor ought to…”

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A similar demand concerning the Philippines neither could nor ought to have been acquiesced in by the civilized world.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid asserts that the civilized world should not accept demands regarding the Philippines without proper governance.

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Whitelaw Reid: “A similar demand concerning the Philippines neither could nor ought to have been acquiesced in by the civilized world.”