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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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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “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…”
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He asserts that nations have a duty to protect their own rights just as individuals do.
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