We stand firmly on the Monroe Doctrine.
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Remarks in Augusta, Maine
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Each of these children represents either a potential addition to the productive capacity and the enlightened citizenship of the nation, or, if allowed to suffer from neglect, a potential addition to the destructive forces of the community.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
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