I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are all prosperous, the trade with each becomes more valuable to the other.
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William Howard Taft (1857–1930), U.S. president. Address at Hotel Fairmont at banquet tendered by citizens of San Francisco, October 5, 1909. Presidential Addresses and State Papers of William Howard Taft, March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1910, 1: 328, Doubleday, Page & Company (1910).
