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One of the great and splendid features of our American life is that each American has a right to be proud of the deeds of every other American, no matter from what part of the country his fellow-American may come.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt celebrates the unity and pride shared among all Americans, regardless of their origins.

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