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Teddy Roosevelt: “You came in, as the Governor has said, as home-makers, to make homes for yourselves and those who should come after you…”

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You came in, as the Governor has said, as home-makers, to make homes for yourselves and those who should come after you; and that is the only way in which a State can be built up, in which the Nation can be built up.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt commends the settlers for their commitment to building homes and communities.

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