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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is absolutely essential that this Nation, if it is to hold the position in the future that it has held in the past…”

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It is absolutely essential that this Nation, if it is to hold the position in the future that it has held in the past, must act not only within but without its own borders in a spirit of justice and of large generosity toward all other peoples.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that the nation must act justly both domestically and internationally to maintain its status.

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