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Teddy Roosevelt: “They did not need to give proof of a courage they had shown time and again in bloody battles against the best troops of…”

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They did not need to give proof of a courage they had shown time and again in bloody battles against the best troops of Europe.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt acknowledges the courage of those who fought in the Revolutionary War, emphasizing their past bravery.

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