Teddy Roosevelt: “I have the utmost sympathy with, and regard for, them; but I most…”

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I have the utmost sympathy with, and regard for, them; but I most earnestly adjure them solemnly to weigh their responsibilities and to see that when their new government is started it shall run smoothly, and with freedom from flagrant denial of right on the one hand, and from insurrectionary disturbances on the other.

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Teddy Roosevelt

Republican · New York

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Roosevelt urges Cubans to consider their responsibilities carefully as they establish a new government, highlighting the importance of stability.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I have the utmost sympathy with, and regard for, them; but I most earnestly adjure them solemnly to weigh their…”

Editor's note · Context