On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Even with civilized peoples, as was shown by our own experience in 1861, it may be necessary at last to draw the sword rather than to submit to wrong-doing.
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In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt argues that even civilized nations may need to resort to war to prevent injustice, referencing the American Civil War.
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