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Teddy Roosevelt: “I have a right to challenge you as good American citizens to support that policy; and in any event I shall stand…”

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I have a right to challenge you as good American citizens to support that policy; and in any event I shall stand unflinchingly for it; and no man can say with sincerity that on this, or indeed on any other point, he has any excuse for misunderstanding my policy.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt challenges American citizens to support his immigration policy, emphasizing clarity in his stance.

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