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If we let it run down it is as certain as the day that sooner or later we shall have to choose between a probably disastrous foreign war or a peace kept on terms that imply national humiliation.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If we let it run down it is as certain as the day that sooner or later we shall have to choose between a probably…”
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Roosevelt warns of the consequences of neglecting military strength.
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