Teddy Roosevelt: “Undoubtedly our opportunities have been great; undoubtedly we have…”

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Undoubtedly our opportunities have been great; undoubtedly we have often and lamentably failed in taking advantage of them.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges both the opportunities and failures faced by the nation in its development.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Undoubtedly our opportunities have been great; undoubtedly we have often and lamentably failed in taking advantage of…”