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On the recordMay 19, 1903
The thing that has impressed me more than anything else in addressing the different audiences is that a good American is a good American in whatever part of this country he lives.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Montague, California

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