Teddy Roosevelt: “We have a right to say that this is a pretty big country, because it…”

On the recordApril 4, 1905

We have a right to say that this is a pretty big country, because it is.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in South McAlester, Indian Territory

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We have a right to say that this is a pretty big country, because it is.”