Every Nation has the right and the duty to adopt such measures as may be necessary, in the interest of its own citizens, in order to prevent the entrance into its territory from abroad of contagious or infectious diseases prejudicial to human, animal or plant life.
Remarks at a Luncheon for President Agustin P. Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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