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The Exposition was peculiarly in harmony with the trend of our public policy, because it represented an effort to bring into closer touch all the peoples of the Western Hemisphere, and give them an increasing sense of unity.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt discusses the Exposition's alignment with U.S. public policy and its goal of fostering unity among Western Hemisphere nations.

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