Teddy Roosevelt: “There would have been no point in commemorating what was done at…”

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There would have been no point in commemorating what was done at Valley Forge if Gettysburg had not given us the national right to commemorate it.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts the importance of commemorating Gettysburg as a prerequisite for honoring the sacrifices made at Valley Forge.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “There would have been no point in commemorating what was done at Valley Forge if Gettysburg had not given us the…”