It should make us think seriously and solemnly of our several duties to one another as citizens of the different nations of this Western Hemisphere, and also of our duties each to the nation to which he personally belongs.
From his speech "The Strenuous Life," this statement reflects on the dual responsibilities of citizens to both their own nation and to other nations in the hemisphere.
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