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Teddy Roosevelt: “Let us keep our pride in the stocks from which we have sprung, but let us show that pride, not by holding aloof from one…”

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Let us keep our pride in the stocks from which we have sprung, but let us show that pride, not by holding aloof from one another, least of all by preserving the Old World jealousies and bitternesses, but by joining in a spirit of generous rivalry to see which can do most for our great common country.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He advocates for pride in one's heritage while promoting collaboration and overcoming old-world rivalries for the benefit of the nation.

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