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We can not abandon the duties that have come to us from the mere fact of our growth as a Nation, from the growth of our commercial interests in the East and in the West, on the Atlantic and in the Pacific.
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Roosevelt speaks on the responsibilities that come with America's growth and its commercial interests.
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