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Teddy Roosevelt: The reverence a man preserves for his native land, so far from standing in the way of his loving and doing his full duty…

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The reverence a man preserves for his native land, so far from standing in the way of his loving and doing his full duty by the land of his adoption, should help him toward this love and the performance of this duty.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the dual loyalty of immigrants to their native and adopted countries.

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