Teddy Roosevelt: “All we can do is to give them the opportunity to develop the capacity…”

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All we can do is to give them the opportunity to develop the capacity for self-government.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of providing opportunities for the Filipinos to develop self-governance.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “All we can do is to give them the opportunity to develop the capacity for self-government.”