England's insular position, moreover, permitted it to work out its own fate comparatively unhampered by the presence of outside powers; so that it developed a type of nationality totally distinct from the types of the European mainland.
Roosevelt discusses how England's geographical isolation allowed it to develop a unique national identity.
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