Teddy Roosevelt: “Our action was for the peace both of Colombia and of Panama.”

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Our action was for the peace both of Colombia and of Panama.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserted that U.S. actions were aimed at ensuring peace for both Colombia and Panama.

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