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But we must also remember that it is as much the duty of the Nation to guard its own rights and its own interests as it is the duty of the individual so to do.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that nations have a duty to protect their own rights just as individuals do.

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