Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
We do not by this doctrine intend to sanction any policy of aggression by one American commonwealth at the expense of any other, nor any policy of commercial discrimination against any foreign power whatsoever.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt clarifies that the Monroe Doctrine is not meant to endorse aggression among American nations or commercial discrimination against foreign powers.

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