Teddy Roosevelt: “It is, from our own standpoint, a short-sighted and mischievous policy…”

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It is, from our own standpoint, a short-sighted and mischievous policy to fail to recognize this need.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt critiques the short-sightedness of ignoring the needs of Cuba in U.S. policy.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is, from our own standpoint, a short-sighted and mischievous policy to fail to recognize this need.”