Teddy Roosevelt said "It is the man behind the gun in war, and it is the man behind the plough in peace." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 29, 1902

It is the man behind the gun in war, and it is the man behind the plough in peace.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Bethel, Vermont

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