1904
1904: President Theodore Roosevelt declared that the United States had a divinely ordained duty of protection and regulation over the small states of the Car…
1904: President Theodore Roosevelt declared that the United States had a divinely ordained duty of protection and regulation over the small states of the Caribbean. This policy reflected a paternalistic belief that American intervention was necessary to ensure regional stability and prosperity.
Source · p. 145
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 145