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So far from liberty, from freedom, from responsible self-government, being things that come easily and to any peoples, they are peculiarly things that can come only to the highly developed peoples.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “So far from liberty, from freedom, from responsible self-government, being things that come easily and to any peoples…”
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Roosevelt emphasizes that true liberty and self-government are privileges of developed societies.
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