On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
We can not sit huddled within our own borders and avow ourselves merely an assemblage of well-to-do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond.
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gutenberg.orgWe can not sit huddled within our own borders and avow ourselves merely an assemblage of well-to-do hucksters who care nothing for what happens beyond.
Roosevelt warns against national isolationism and a narrow focus on material wealth, urging the nation to engage with the world.
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