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The countries bordering the Pacific Ocean have a population more numerous than that of all the countries of Europe; their annual foreign commerce amounts to over three billions of dollars, of which the share of the United States is some seven hundred millions of dollars.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt points out the significant population and commerce of Pacific-bordering countries, stressing the importance of this region.

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