Teddy Roosevelt: “We did not take the Philippines at will, and we can not put them aside…”

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We did not take the Philippines at will, and we can not put them aside at will.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the complexity of the U.S. relationship with the Philippines, asserting that it cannot be easily discarded.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We did not take the Philippines at will, and we can not put them aside at will.”