Read the quote from President William McKinley.There was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace do the very best we could by them.

McKinley says the United States should “take” the Filipinos and then educate and Christianize them, showing support for taking control of the Philippines. This expresses a position in favor of annexing new territories, rather than opposing expansion or focusing on domestic countries.

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