Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.

Theodore Roosevelt

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