On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
It is cowardly to shrink from solving them in the proper way; for solved they must be, if not by us, then by some stronger and more manful race.
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Addressing the challenges of governing new territories, Roosevelt asserts that shirking national duties is cowardly and will lead to others taking on those responsibilities.
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