Teddy Roosevelt: “It is advisable, it is necessary, that the Army we have should be…”

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It is advisable, it is necessary, that the Army we have should be efficient as a whole as well as efficient in its individual parts.

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Republican · New York

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This quote underscores Roosevelt's belief in the necessity of an efficient army that functions well as a cohesive unit.

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