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Teddy Roosevelt: “In obedience to the instincts working half blindly within their breasts, spurred ever onwards by the fierce desires of…”

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In obedience to the instincts working half blindly within their breasts, spurred ever onwards by the fierce desires of their eager hearts, they made in the wilderness homes for their children, and by so doing wrought out the destinies of a continental nation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the determination and instinct of early settlers in shaping the nation.

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