Based on the statement by Albert J. Beveridge, he would be MOST likely to advocate for C: imperialism. Beveridge's emphasis on the 'just, humane, civilizing government' provided by the United States over the 'savage, bloody rule' suggests a belief in the benefits of American governance over that of other nations, characteristic of imperialist ideology.
"The Opposition tells us that we ought not to govern a people without their consent. I answer, The rule of liberty that all just government derives its authority from, the consent of the governed, applies only to those who are capable of self- government.... I answer, How do you assume that our government would be without their consent? Would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, humane, civilizing government of this republic to the savage, bloody rule of pillage and extortion from which we have rescued them? " - Albert J. Beveridge, September 16, 1898 Based on this statement, Mr. Beveridge would be MOST likely to advocate which policy? Responses A diplomacydiplomacy B emancipationemancipation C imperialismimperialism D pacifismpacifism
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