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=**GROVER CLEVELAND**=

Occupation...

 * Formerly the 22nd and 24th president of the United States;
 * Trustee of Princeton University;
 * Currently practicing law;
 * Becoming an avid player in the stock market;
 * Spends a great deal of time serving corporate boards and delivering public speeches;
 * Working on a politically controversial book called, "Presidential Problems." (and in the meantime, published several articles and political commentaries on the issue of anti-imperialism).

**Position...**

 * My personal belief on the matters of foreign affairs is **//anti-imperialistic.//** My policy worked to oppose selfish territorial expansion and prevent entangling alliances. Our United States has managed to keep this non-intervention policy strong throughout the past century, and I don't want to see us throw those values away on the Philippines. Interfering in other nations' politics is morally wrong when it's done just for economic gain and land. We should not oppress the Philippines, who obviously greatly desire their independence. American businesses should not be tempted by the promise of far away land and trade while millions of the Filipino people suffer under imperialistic rule.

**Reasons of Interest...**

 * 1) A strong advocate for //anti-imperialism/////non-interventionism.//
 * 2) A prominent member of the //Anti-Imperialist League,// along with Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Clemens, and several others.
 * 3) Leader of the //bourbon democrats,// opposing imperialism and U.S. overseas expansion.
 * 4) Believed America should represent //honest and liberty-loving people.//
 * 5) The Philippines didn't need to be "Christianized" because most Filipinos are already catholic.


 * {Works Cited}**