"Chronic wrongdoing... may.ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and... adherence... to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States... to the excercise of an international police power." — Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 This quote would most likely be associated with what Roosevelt foreign policy
This quote is most likely associated with Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy of interventionism and the use of military force in response to chronic wrongdoing or threats to American interests. This policy, often referred to as the "Roosevelt Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine, expanded upon the original Monroe Doctrine's aim of preventing European colonization in the Western Hemisphere. It asserted the United States' right to intervene in Latin American affairs to maintain stability and protect its economic interests.
