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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not want to see any foreign power take possession permanently or temporarily of the customs houses of an American…”

On the recordAugust 10, 1905
I do not want to see any foreign power take possession permanently or temporarily of the customs houses of an American republic in order to enforce its obligations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Chautauqua, New York

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