Teddy Roosevelt: “If we should try, all that would follow would be that we should play a…”

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If we should try, all that would follow would be that we should play a large part ignobly and shamefully.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt warns that attempting to play a small role would lead to shameful actions instead of noble ones.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If we should try, all that would follow would be that we should play a large part ignobly and shamefully.”