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Anti-Imperialist
 * Andrew Carnegie**


 * Objective:** To advocate against the annexation of the Philippines


 * Occupation:** Owner of Carnegie Steel Company, Vice President of American Anti-Imperialism League, Philanthropist


 * Position on Issue:**
 * Americanization of the Filipinos is unconstitutional because it is defying the Declaration of Independence's philosophy of "consent of the governed."
 * If annexed, the Philippines wouldn't even be a true part of the American democracy; the new "citizens" would not be given American rights.
 * The frustrated Filipinos would surely rebel.
 * The Filipinos are unassimilable to the United States.
 * The Philippines would not be profitable.
 * The annexation of the Philippines would only overextend and weaken the American empire.
 * The United States is in no position to rival the greatest world powers (i.e. Britain, France) in colonial conflicts abroad.


 * Reasons for Interest in Topic:** As a figure in the American society and economy, it is in my best interest to lead the country in the right way, preferably towards a more isolationist path. I am also an active member of the American Anti-Imperialism league.


 * Allies:** Mark Twain and Samuel Gompers are both in the American Anti-Imperialism League. Therefore, they would not support the annexation of the Philippines as well.

"Andrew Carnegie." //United States History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. . Carnegie, Andrew. "Distant Possessions: The Parting of the Ways." //Home Page//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. . Nasaw, David. //Andrew Carnegie//. New York: Penguin, 2007. Print.
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