Reuters quote of the day, May 20

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.

''I candidly confess that I have never looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States.'' -- Thomas Jefferson in a letter to US President James Monroe in 1823. On May 20, 1902, Cuba was handed over to a republican government and the last US troops left.

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