Read the two quotes below. Then answer the question.In bringing order to the Philippines, our soldiers added a new page to the honor-roll of American history, and they incalculably benefited the islanders themselves. Under the wise administration of Governor Taft the islands now enjoy a peace and liberty of which they have hitherto never even dreamed.–President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. We have gone there to conquer, not to redeem.–Mark Twain, 1900The difference in opinion between Roosevelt and Twain centers on how the US takeover affects
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the Philippine government.Roosevelt says U.S. rule brought the Filipino people peace, liberty, and benefits. Twain argues that the United States intended to conquer and subjugate them instead. Their disagreement centers on the effect of the U.S. takeover on the Filipino people, not on the U.S. economy or Manifest Destiny.
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