When once we have put down armed resistance, when once our rule is acknowledged, then an even more difficult task will begin, for then we must see to it that the islands are administered with absolute honesty and with good judgment.
In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt explains that the challenge of honest and judicious administration follows the establishment of military control.
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