“There was nothing left for us to do but take them all, and…

“There wаs nоthing left fоr us tо do but tаke them аll, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and by God’s grace to do the very best we could by them as our fellow men for whom Christ also died.”  - President William McKinley.Which contradiction in American imperialism is most clearly revealed by McKinley’s reasoning?