“There is much talk about "jingoism". If by "jingoism" they m…”

“There is much talk about "jingoism". If by "jingoism" they mean a policy in pursuance of which Americans will with resolution and common sense insist upon our rights being respected by foreign powers, then we are "jingoes".”

— Theodore Roosevelt

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Title: Wikiquote: Theodore Roosevelt
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Context

In "For An Honest Election". New York Times. 23 Oct 1895. The reference is found halfway down the article.

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Roosevelt, Theodore. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Theodore Roosevelt. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt

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