Teddy Roosevelt: “We cannot ask the Chinese to do to us what we are unwilling to do to…”

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We cannot ask the Chinese to do to us what we are unwilling to do to them.

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Republican · New York

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This statement highlights the principle of reciprocity in how nations should treat each other.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We cannot ask the Chinese to do to us what we are unwilling to do to them.”