Teddy Roosevelt: “At last we grew to accept as axiomatic the two facts of national union…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

At last we grew to accept as axiomatic the two facts of national union and local and personal freedom.

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Republican · New York

Source

From an essay on American development, this passage notes the eventual acceptance of national unity and individual freedom as fundamental principles.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “At last we grew to accept as axiomatic the two facts of national union and local and personal freedom.”