Mitt Romney: “The only land America has taken is enough land to bury its…”

“It's the only nation in the history of the world which has won and fought wars and taken no land for itself. The only land America has taken is enough land to bury its dead. That's the image that is, I think, recognized and revered around the world. And we have times when that waxes and wanes, but that's our heritage.” (12:27–12:31)

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