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Read the two quotes below. Then answer the question.

“In bringing order to the Philippines, our soldiers added a new page to the honor-roll of American history, and they incalculably benefited the islanders themselves. Under the wise administration of Governor Taft the islands now enjoy a peace and liberty of which they have hitherto never even dreamed.” —President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901

“...I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. We have gone there to conquer, not to redeem.” —Mark Twain, 1900

The main difference between the comments made by Roosevelt and Twain is

a.how the US takeover affects the Filipino people.
b. how the US takeover affects the Philippine government.
c. how the US takeover affects the US economy.
d.how the US takeover affects US manifest destiny.

Both of the comments of Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt are concerning the American government's power over the island of Philippines. Though said in two different years, they both comment on the people of Philippines' conditions, but in a contrasting manner.

Twain talks about the negative impact of the United States' control of the island while Roosevelt's comments points out the positive outcome of the takeover. He said that the people of Philippines should be happy and appreciate the American's coming for they are now enjoying freedom which they had previously never had.

Thus, the main difference between the two comments is how the US takeover affects the Filipino people.