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Teddy Roosevelt: “The Philippine people, or, to speak more accurately, the many tribes, and even races, sundered from one another more or…”

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The Philippine people, or, to speak more accurately, the many tribes, and even races, sundered from one another more or less sharply, who go to make up the people of the Philippine Islands, contain many elements of good, and some elements which we have a right to hope stand for progress.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He acknowledges the diverse and complex nature of the Philippine population and their potential for progress.

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