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Teddy Roosevelt: Now, as all sound military judges knew in advance must inevitably be the case, the experience of the Spanish War…

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Now, as all sound military judges knew in advance must inevitably be the case, the experience of the Spanish War completely falsified every prediction of this kind.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that the Spanish-American War disproved predictions that technology could replace traditional military virtues and preparedness.

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