eved that we were strong enough to take on any country and win. He started with Puerto Rico, he said that it is too small that we must govern it wisely. Cuba, he thought could stand on its own as a independent state or an internal portion on the mightiest republics. But that we had to keep our forces there until order was obtained. Roosevelt also noted that the Philippines were "warlike Moslems and wild pagans" that they were unfit to govern themselves and would not become fit to govern themselves. He believed that we needed to keep our military in there also. He ends this speech with some words of encouragement saying that we need to stand and deliver for the good of our nation and for the good of the nations around us. In closing, Theodore Roosevelt was not only a strong leader to our nation but he also had a large influence on other countries as well. In our country he helped to "set straight" the commercial business world with acts like the Hepburn Act, that stopped the monopoly of the railroads. He set up the FDA and The Meat Inspection Act, these cleaned up the packing industry. He also started the US Forest Service, that helped saved the wilderness and the environment. In other countries he managed to be able to put his strong hold on them by military action. In Panama he took control so that we now have a canal through there. He led this country in the overseas imperialism. He helped distribute military troops overseas to help control the interests of the US He was a good leader but he often was "trigger-happy" to engage in war to gain an advantage to the US. ...
