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No man could meet with such a reception as you have given me to-day, no man could see your city, could see your people, could address such an audience as I have addressed, and not be a better citizen afterward.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “No man could meet with such a reception as you have given me to-day, no man could see your city, could see your people…”
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Roosevelt reflects on the impact of a warm reception on his sense of citizenship.
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