You and your fathers who built up the West did more even than you thought; for you shaped thereby the destiny of the whole Republic, and as a necessary corollary profoundly influenced the course of events throughout the world.
Roosevelt acknowledges the profound impact of the West's builders on the nation's destiny.
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