On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Personally, I am far too firm a believer in the greatness of my country and the power of my countrymen to admit for one moment that we shall ever be driven to the ignoble alternative.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Personally, I am far too firm a believer in the greatness of my country and the power of my countrymen to admit for one…”
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Expressing his deep faith in the nation, Roosevelt declares his conviction that America will never succumb to the ignoble path of shirking its duties.
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