Fundamentally our attitude in our foreign affairs and in reference to foreign nations must in the long run, if we are to be successful as a people, be based upon certain common-sense rules of conduct, the identical rules upon which every self-respecting citizen must base his private actions.
Roosevelt advocates for a common-sense approach to foreign affairs, paralleling it with the moral conduct expected of individuals.
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