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Teddy Roosevelt: “Moreover, we must make it evident that we do not intend to permit the Monroe Doctrine to be used by any nation on this…”

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Moreover, we must make it evident that we do not intend to permit the Monroe Doctrine to be used by any nation on this Continent as a shield to protect it from the consequences of its own misdeeds against foreign nations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt insists that the Monroe Doctrine should not shield nations from accountability for their actions.

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