Teddy Roosevelt: “The entire power and the whole duty to protect the offending city or…”

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The entire power and the whole duty to protect the offending city or the offending community lies in the hands of the United States Government.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt states that the responsibility to protect communities from foreign aggression lies with the U.S. Government.

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