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Teddy Roosevelt: “The decline of the militant spirit in the Northeast during the first half of this century was much to be regretted.”

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The decline of the militant spirit in the Northeast during the first half of this century was much to be regretted.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the decline of a fighting spirit in the Northeast and its implications for the nation.

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