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Nothing else counts for as much in welding together into one compact mass of citizenship the different race stocks which here are being fused into a new nationality.
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gutenberg.orgNothing else counts for as much in welding together into one compact mass of citizenship the different race stocks which here are being fused into a new nationality.
This quote highlights Roosevelt's belief in the importance of unity among diverse racial backgrounds in America.
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