Teddy Roosevelt: “The peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace…”

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The peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice, all these should be shunned as we shun unrighteous war.

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Republican · New York

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He categorizes various forms of undesirable peace that should be avoided.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The peace of tyrannous terror, the peace of craven weakness, the peace of injustice, all these should be shunned as we…”