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The question now, therefore, is not by which route the isthmian canal shall be built, for that question has been definitely and irrevocably decided.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt states that the route for the isthmian canal has been definitively decided, indicating a clear direction for the project.

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