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