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Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, are ours, indeed, but not ours to do what we please with.
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gutenberg.orgWoodrow Wilson: “Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, are ours, indeed, but not ours to do what we please with.”
Editor's note · Context
Wilson asserts that U.S. territories should not be exploited but treated with respect and responsibility.
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