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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is earnestly to be hoped that we will complete in the same spirit the record so well begun, and show in our dealings…”

On the recordJune 12, 1902
It is earnestly to be hoped that we will complete in the same spirit the record so well begun, and show in our dealings with Cuba that steady continuity of policy which it is essential for our nation to establish in foreign affairs if we desire to play well our part as a world power.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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