On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is our duty toward the people living in barbarism to see that they are freed from their chains, and we can free them only by destroying barbarism itself.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is our duty toward the people living in barbarism to see that they are freed from their chains, and we can free them…”
Editor's note · Context
This passage from "The Strenuous Life" outlines America's perceived moral obligation to liberate people from barbarism through its eradication.
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