Teddy Roosevelt: “Such proceedings are not only unwise, but are most harmful to the Filipinos, who do not need independence at all, but…”

“Such proceedings are not only unwise, but are most harmful to the Filipinos, who do not need independence at all, but who do need good laws, good public servants, and the industrial development that can only come if the investment, of American and foreign capital in the islands is favored in all legitimate ways.”