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The Northwest is essentially a national domain; it is fitting that it should be, as it is, not only by position but by feeling, the heart of the nation.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt describes the Northwest as a national domain, emphasizing its central importance to the nation.

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