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Teddy Roosevelt: “It seemed to me to offer an admirable opportunity to advance the practice of the peaceful settlement of disputes between…”

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It seemed to me to offer an admirable opportunity to advance the practice of the peaceful settlement of disputes between nations and to secure for the Hague Tribunal a memorable increase of its practical importance.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt sees the opportunity for promoting peaceful resolutions among nations through arbitration.

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