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That means, very simply, very clearly, that our patrolling vessels and planes will protect all merchant ships--not only American ships but ships of any flag--engaged in commerce in our defensive waters.
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In this quote, Roosevelt clarifies that all merchant ships will be protected in American defensive waters, regardless of their flag.
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