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Teddy Roosevelt: “But our people as a whole possess not only faith, but resolution, and are of too virile fibre to be swept one way or the…”

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But our people as a whole possess not only faith, but resolution, and are of too virile fibre to be swept one way or the other by mere sensationalism.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the resilience and determination of the American people in the face of sensationalism.

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