Letter to Kermit Roosevelt
11/09/1904
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That man is the best American who has in him the American spirit, the American soul.
We rank as one of the great naval powers of the earth, and we rank as a power for peace.
It is, to me, a matter of great regret that Congress does not provide means for field maneuvers.
He scorns what is base or cruel or dishonest.