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In the case of the Philippines, there were just two things that we could do which would have been worse than leaving them under Spanish rule.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on the limited options available for the Philippines that would have been worse than Spanish rule.

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