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But our protestations upon behalf of peace would neither receive nor deserve the slightest attention if we were impotent to make them good.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that genuine advocacy for peace requires the capability to enforce it.

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