Teddy Roosevelt: “We should not longer submit to conditions under which only a trifling…”

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We should not longer submit to conditions under which only a trifling portion of our great commerce is carried in our own ships.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for the need to carry more American commerce in American ships rather than relying on foreign vessels.

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