Charles Eliot Norton
About the annexation of the Philippines and the beginning of overseas American expansion:
"She has lost her unique position as a potential leader in the progress of of civilization, and has taken up her place simply as one of the grasping and selfish nations of the present day [bringing upon herself] the misery and burdens that war and standing armies have brought upon the nations of the Old World."
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I love that quote!
I thought you might :-) There is actually a long and vocal tradition of American anti-imperialism.
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