Teddy Roosevelt: “We will govern them primarily in their interests, but in our own…”

On the recordAugust 25, 1902

We will govern them primarily in their interests, but in our own interests also.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Lawrence, Massachusetts

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We will govern them primarily in their interests, but in our own interests also.”