In such cases the function of the diplomats is one of some importance, because they lay down the conditions under which the land is taken; but the vital question as to whether the land shall be taken at all, upon no matter what terms, is answered not by the diplomats, but by the people themselves.
Roosevelt asserts that while diplomats play a role in land acquisition, the ultimate decision lies with the people.
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Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
Practical equality of opportunity for all citizens, when we achieve it, will have two great results.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
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