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Our people intend to abide by the Monroe Doctrine and to insist upon it as the one sure means of securing the peace of the Western Hemisphere.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reaffirms the United States' commitment to the Monroe Doctrine as a means of ensuring peace in the Western Hemisphere.

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