Taking the work of the army and the civil authorities together, it may be questioned whether anywhere else in modern times the world has seen a better example of real constructive statesmanship than our people have given in the Philippine Islands.
Roosevelt praises the collaborative efforts of the American and Filipino people in governance.
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