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The United States Government has for many years advocated this humane and beneficent principle, and is now in position to recommend it to other powers without the imputation of selfish motives.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “The United States Government has for many years advocated this humane and beneficent principle, and is now in position…”
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McKinley emphasizes the United States' commitment to humanitarian principles in international relations.
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