Teddy Roosevelt: “In case of war it will be of the utmost importance to have a large…”

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In case of war it will be of the utmost importance to have a large number of trained officers to use for turning raw levies into good troops.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the critical need for trained officers in the event of war to prepare new recruits.

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