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Teddy Roosevelt: “There never was an army that amounted to anything in campaign or in battle unless the average soldier had in him the…”

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There never was an army that amounted to anything in campaign or in battle unless the average soldier had in him the spirit which made him regard the winning of the campaign, the winning of the battle, as in itself the end, and his service, if good enough, as in itself the reward.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that a soldier's commitment to the mission is essential for success in battle.

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