FDR: “Our Nation covets no territory; it desires to hold no people against…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1934

Our Nation covets no territory; it desires to hold no people against their will over whom it has gained sovereignty through war.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Message to Congress Regarding Independence for the Philippine Islands

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FDR: “Our Nation covets no territory; it desires to hold no people against their will over whom it has gained sovereignty…”