If the new commonwealths in the Rocky Mountains and on the Pacific slope were not cordially accepted by the original Thirteen States as having exactly the same rights and privileges of every kind, it would be better for them to stand alone.
This quote reflects Roosevelt's belief in the necessity of equal rights for all states, regardless of their age or origin.
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