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The future of the South now depends upon the people of both races living up to the spirit and letter of the laws of their several States and working out the destinies of both races, not as races, but as law-abiding American citizens.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of unity and lawfulness among different races in the South for a better future.

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