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Teddy Roosevelt: “Remember that if ever, which may Heaven forbid, war comes, it will depend upon you and those like you whether the people…”

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Remember that if ever, which may Heaven forbid, war comes, it will depend upon you and those like you whether the people of this country are to hold their heads even higher or to hang them in shame.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt warns that the actions of military personnel will determine the nation's honor in the event of war.

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