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Teddy Roosevelt: “The enemies of the Union were the enemies of America and of mankind, whose success would have plunged their country into…”

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The enemies of the Union were the enemies of America and of mankind, whose success would have plunged their country into an abyss of shame and misery, and would have arrested for generations the upward movement of their race.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt condemns the enemies of the Union, portraying their actions as detrimental to both America and humanity.

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