Teddy Roosevelt: “Keep on building and maintaining at the highest point of efficiency…”

On the recordJune 21, 1905

Keep on building and maintaining at the highest point of efficiency the United States navy, or quit trying to be a big nation.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Human Letters From Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Keep on building and maintaining at the highest point of efficiency the United States navy, or quit trying to be a big…”