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Teddy Roosevelt: “I believe in the Monroe doctrine, and I believe in it not as an empty formula of words, but as something we are ready to…”

On the recordMay 7, 1903
I believe in the Monroe doctrine, and I believe in it not as an empty formula of words, but as something we are ready to make good by deeds.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at Los Angeles, California

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