I am happy to say that the Filipinos have done well enough in the places they have filled and in the discharge of the political power with which they have been intrusted to warrant the belief that they can be educated and trained to complete self-government.
Taft expresses confidence in the ability of Filipinos to achieve self-government through education and experience.
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