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Teddy Roosevelt: “There need not be the slightest fear of our not continuing to give them all the liberty for which they are fit.”

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There need not be the slightest fear of our not continuing to give them all the liberty for which they are fit.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reassures that the U.S. will continue to grant liberty to the Filipinos as they prove themselves capable.

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