Teddy Roosevelt: “To stop building ships for one year means that for that year the Navy…”

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To stop building ships for one year means that for that year the Navy goes back instead of forward.

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Roosevelt warns that halting shipbuilding would lead to a decline in naval strength.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “To stop building ships for one year means that for that year the Navy goes back instead of forward.”