On the record
We hope to make our administration of the islands honorable to our Nation by making it of the highest benefit to the Filipinos themselves; and as an earnest of what we intend to do, we point to what we have done.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This quote reflects Roosevelt's commitment to the welfare of the Filipino people under U.S. administration.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Aug 30, 1910
A broken promise is bad enough in private life. It is worse in the field of politics.
Feb 23, 1912
I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.
Apr 22, 1910
We are bound in honor to strive to bring ever nearer the day when, as far as is humanly possible, we shall be able to realize the ideal that each man shall have an equal opportunity to show the stuff that is in him by the way in which he…
Other voices in this conversation
