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She has produced great generals and mighty admirals; her fighting men, afloat and ashore, show all the heroic courage, the unquestioning, unfaltering loyalty, the splendid indifference to hardship and death, which marked the Loyal Ronins; and they show also that they possess the highest ideal of patriotism.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt admires the courage and loyalty of Japanese military personnel, comparing them to historical figures.

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