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Such desertion of duty on our part would be a crime against humanity.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Such desertion of duty on our part would be a crime against humanity.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt condemns the abandonment of the Philippines as a moral failing that would harm humanity.
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