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Teddy Roosevelt: “That most wise measure of international statesmanship, the Platt amendment, has provided a method for preventing such…”

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That most wise measure of international statesmanship, the Platt amendment, has provided a method for preventing such difficulties from arising in the new Republic of Cuba.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt praises the Platt amendment as a wise measure for international diplomacy regarding Cuba.

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