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Senator George F. Hoar argued that the United States should not annex territories because it was

hard to maintain control of land outside US borders.
expensive to govern regions outside US borders.
wrong to take over these areas against the people’s will.
hard to teach children who spoke different languages.

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wrong to take over these areas against the people’s will.

Hoar was a leading anti‑imperialist who argued annexation violated the principle of consent of the governed and was morally wrong to subjugate peoples without their consent.