Such a proposal can only be founded on the assumption that we have now discharged our trusteeship to the Filipino people and our responsibility for them to the world, and that they are now prepared for self-government as well as national sovereignty.
Taft critiques a proposal for Philippine independence, questioning the readiness of Filipinos for self-governance.
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