Political Quotes

On the recordMay 1, 1902
We are Americans, and that means that we treat Americanism primarily as a matter of spirit and purpose.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Banquet of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

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