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It must be understood that under no circumstances will the United States use the Monroe Doctrine as a cloak for territorial aggression.
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Roosevelt clarifies that the Monroe Doctrine will not be used to justify territorial aggression by the U.S.
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Aug 30, 1910
No man is worth his salt in public life who makes on the stump a pledge which he does not keep after election; and, if he makes such a pledge and does not keep it, hunt him out of public life.
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