Teddy Roosevelt: “We wanted that because it meant, with the United States in control of…”

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We wanted that because it meant, with the United States in control of it, peace and prosperity for us.

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Republican · New York

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He expressed that U.S. control over the canal would ensure peace and prosperity for the region.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We wanted that because it meant, with the United States in control of it, peace and prosperity for us.”