It decided that the interior of North America should form part of one great Republic, and should not be parcelled out among a crowd of English-speaking Uruguays and Ecquadors, powerful only to damage one another, and helpless to exact respect from alien foes or to keep order in their own households.
This quote reflects Roosevelt's belief in the importance of a unified nation rather than fragmented states in North America.
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