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The Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the French, not to speak of the Russians in Siberia, have all enjoyed, and yet have failed to make good use of, the same advantages which we have turned to good account.
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Roosevelt compares the United States' success with that of other nations that had similar opportunities but failed to capitalize on them.
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