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Alaska is situated in the far north; but so are Norway and Sweden and Finland; and Alaska can prosper and play its part in the New World just as those nations have prospered and played their parts in the Old World.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Alaska is situated in the far north; but so are Norway and Sweden and Finland; and Alaska can prosper and play its part…”
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He draws a parallel between Alaska and Nordic countries, suggesting that Alaska can thrive similarly.
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