Teddy Roosevelt: “Our political differences should, and in the great majority of cases…”

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Our political differences should, and in the great majority of cases do, disappear at the water’s edge.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt believes that political differences should be set aside in matters of national interest.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Our political differences should, and in the great majority of cases do, disappear at the water’s edge.”