Teddy Roosevelt said "When the great western movement began we were already a people by ourselves." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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When the great western movement began we were already a people by ourselves.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that by the time of the westward expansion, Americans had already developed a distinct national identity.

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