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This movement was original with the American Republic; she was dealing with new conditions, and on this point the history of England merely taught her what to avoid.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that the American Republic's approach was innovative and learned from England's mistakes.

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