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Teddy Roosevelt: “England alone, because of a combination of causes, was able to use aright the chances given her for the conquest and…”

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England alone, because of a combination of causes, was able to use aright the chances given her for the conquest and settlement of the world's waste spaces; and in consequence the English-speaking peoples now have before them a future more important than that of all the continental European peoples combined.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on the unique position of English-speaking peoples in global expansion compared to other nations.

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