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Teddy Roosevelt: Save only the preservation of the Union itself, no other task has been so important as the conquest and settlement of…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Save only the preservation of the Union itself, no other task has been so important as the conquest and settlement of the West.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

In a speech celebrating American expansion, this asserts the paramount importance of settling the West, second only to preserving the Union.

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