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Teddy Roosevelt: “To remedy this state of things would not .merely serve to build up our shipping interests, but it would also result in…”

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To remedy this state of things would not .merely serve to build up our shipping interests, but it would also result in benefit to all who are interested in the permanent establishment of a wider market for American products, and would provide an auxiliary force for the Navy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that improving American shipping would benefit both the economy and national security.

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