Teddy Roosevelt: “The West could neither have been won nor held by the frontiersmen…”

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The West could neither have been won nor held by the frontiersmen, save for the backing given by the Thirteen States.

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Republican · New York

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This quote acknowledges the essential support from the Thirteen States in the westward expansion efforts.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The West could neither have been won nor held by the frontiersmen, save for the backing given by the Thirteen States.”