Teddy Roosevelt: “Generally peace tells for righteousness; but if there is conflict…”

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Generally peace tells for righteousness; but if there is conflict between the two, then our fealty is due-first to the cause of righteousness.

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Republican · New York

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He asserts that righteousness should take precedence over peace when the two conflict.

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