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Teddy Roosevelt: We believe in reciprocity with foreign nations on the terms outlined in President McKinley’s last speech, which urged…

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We believe in reciprocity with foreign nations on the terms outlined in President McKinley’s last speech, which urged the extension of our foreign markets by reciprocal agreements whenever they could be made without injury to American industry and labor.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for reciprocity in trade agreements that do not harm American industries.

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