On the recordJuly 12, 1898
The powers of the military occupant are absolute and supreme and immediately operate upon the political condition of the inhabitants.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWilliam McKinley: “The powers of the military occupant are absolute and supreme and immediately operate upon the political condition of the…”
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