It can not be too often and too emphatically asserted that the United States has not the slightest desire for territorial aggrandizement at the expense of any of its southern neighbors, and will not treat the Monroe Doctrine as an excuse for such aggrandizement on its part.
Roosevelt asserts that the U.S. does not seek territorial expansion in Latin America, emphasizing a commitment to fair relations.
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A broken promise is bad enough in private life. It is worse in the field of politics.
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