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Teddy Roosevelt: “I felt what a privilege it is that I, as an American, have in claiming that you yourselves have no more right of kinship…”

On the recordOctober 17, 1905
I felt what a privilege it is that I, as an American, have in claiming that you yourselves have no more right of kinship in Lee and Jackson than I have.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Capitol Square in Richmond, Virginia

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