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Teddy Roosevelt: You stand loyally to your traditions and memories; you also stand loyally for our great common country of to-day and for…

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You stand loyally to your traditions and memories; you also stand loyally for our great common country of to-day and for our common flag, which symbolizes all that is brightest and most hopeful for the future of mankind; you face the new age in the spirit of the age.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt encourages loyalty to traditions while also embracing progress and unity for the future of the nation.

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