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We must so handle ourselves that no weak power which is behaving itself shall have cause to fear us; and no strong power of any kind shall be able to oppress or wrong us.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “We must so handle ourselves that no weak power which is behaving itself shall have cause to fear us; and no strong power…”
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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of a strong yet fair foreign policy.
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