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We are now one people, a people with failings which we must not blink, but a people with great qualities in which we have the right to feel just pride.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “We are now one people, a people with failings which we must not blink, but a people with great qualities in which we…”
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Roosevelt acknowledges the complexities of American identity, highlighting both its flaws and strengths.
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