Teddy Roosevelt: “If they should be needed, we want the very best, and we want the best…”

On the recordAugust 9, 1905

If they should be needed, we want the very best, and we want the best men behind them.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If they should be needed, we want the very best, and we want the best men behind them.”