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Teddy Roosevelt: “We are bound to show that we perform this duty in good faith and without any intention of aggrandizing ourselves at the…”

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We are bound to show that we perform this duty in good faith and without any intention of aggrandizing ourselves at the expense of our weaker neighbors or of conducting ourselves otherwise than so as to benefit both these weaker neighbors and those European Powers which may be brought into contact with them.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of acting in good faith towards weaker nations and European powers.

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