In 1914, Dean C. Worcester, U.S. Secretary of the Interior for the Philippines (1901–1913) described "the regime of civilisation and improvement which started with American occupation and resulted in developing naked savages into cultivated and educated men".
I 1914 fremholdt Dean C. Worcester, USAs tidligere statssekretær for filippinske anliggender (1901–1913), at den civilisation og de forbedringer, som kom til med den amerikanske okkupation, havde resulteret i at udvikle nøgne vildmænd (naked savages) til kultiverede og uddannede mennesker.