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We undertook to build the Panama Canal because we said that owing to our position and interest and standing we were the only nation that could or should do it.
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gutenberg.orgWe undertook to build the Panama Canal because we said that owing to our position and interest and standing we were the only nation that could or should do it.
Roosevelt explains the rationale behind the United States' decision to construct the Panama Canal.
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