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A nation is not only a matter of race or the color of skin.
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The statement rejects defining a nation solely by race or skin color. It says national identity cannot be reduced to physical appearance or ancestry. The quote does not specify what other elements create a nation; it simply argues that these two characteristics alone are not enough.
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- Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
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- Official Statement
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