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Nor must we forget in speaking of Alaska the immense importance that the Territory has from the standpoint of the needs of the Nation as a whole, as a dominant power in the Pacific.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Nor must we forget in speaking of Alaska the immense importance that the Territory has from the standpoint of the needs…”
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Roosevelt discusses the strategic importance of Alaska for national interests in the Pacific.
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