I do not intend, on behalf of the Nation, to take any position until I have carefully thought out whether that position will be advantageous to the Nation, but if I take it I am going to keep it, and I am going to keep it no matter what outsider goes the other way.
Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of careful deliberation in decision-making for the nation's benefit.
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