On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
If we let the public service of the islands be turned into the prey of the spoils politician, we shall have begun to tread the path which Spain trod to her own destruction.
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In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt warns against the dangers of political corruption in administering new territories, citing historical precedent.
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