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On the recordAugust 25, 1902
One secret, perhaps I might say the chief secret, of Mr. Blaine's extraordinary hold upon the affections of his countrymen was his entirely genuine and unaffected Americanism.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks in Augusta, Maine

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