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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a mere truism to say that every nation, whether in America or anywhere else, which desires to maintain its…”

On the recordDecember 5, 1904
It is a mere truism to say that every nation, whether in America or anywhere else, which desires to maintain its freedom, its independence, must ultimately realize that the right of such independence can not be separated from the responsibility of making good use of it.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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