It is our duty so to treat them that our flag may be no less beloved in the mountains of Luzon and the fertile zones of Mindanao and Negros than it is at home, that there as here it shall be the revered symbol of liberty, enlightenment, and progress in every avenue of development.
McKinley emphasizes the importance of the American flag as a symbol of liberty and progress in the Philippines.
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