On the recordDecember 20, 1898
We come, not as invaders or conquerors, but as friends, to protect the natives in their homes, in their employments, and in their personal and religious rights.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWilliam McKinley: “We come, not as invaders or conquerors, but as friends, to protect the natives in their homes, in their employments, and…”
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