It is in the highest degree necessary that we should prove by our action that the world may trust in our good faith and may understand that this international duty will be performed by us within our own sphere, in the interest not merely of ourselves, but of all other nations, and with strict justice toward all.
Roosevelt stresses the necessity of demonstrating trustworthiness in international commitments.
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