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Teddy Roosevelt: “That is the spirit of devotion to the flag and the country, and to one's fellows which the United States navy develops.”

On the recordMay 13, 1903
That is the spirit of devotion to the flag and the country, and to one's fellows which the United States navy develops.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Y.M.C.A. Auxiliary Clubhouse in Vallejo, California

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