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Teddy Roosevelt: You furnish a common training and common ideals for the children of all the mixed peoples who are here being fused into…

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You furnish a common training and common ideals for the children of all the mixed peoples who are here being fused into one nationality.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt praises the role of education in fostering common ideals among children from various backgrounds.

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