Teddy Roosevelt: “The tropic islands we have taken must neither be allowed to lapse into…”

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The tropic islands we have taken must neither be allowed to lapse into anarchy nor to return under the sway of tyranny.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt insists on the responsibility of the U.S. to maintain order in newly acquired tropical islands.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The tropic islands we have taken must neither be allowed to lapse into anarchy nor to return under the sway of tyranny.”