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He lived to see the right prevail; he lived to see civilization triumph over organized barbarism; and there was great joy in his heart.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “He lived to see the right prevail; he lived to see civilization triumph over organized barbarism; and there was great…”
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Lodge expresses the joy Roosevelt felt in witnessing the triumph of right and civilization.
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