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Teddy Roosevelt: “I ask for a navy, primarily, because it is the surest means of keeping peace; and also because if war does come, surely…”

On the recordMay 21, 1903
I ask for a navy, primarily, because it is the surest means of keeping peace; and also because if war does come, surely there can be no American who will tolerate the idea of its having anything other than a successful issue.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Tacoma, Washington

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