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Teddy Roosevelt: “In every instance how the after events of history have falsified the predictions of the men of little faith!”

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In every instance how the after events of history have falsified the predictions of the men of little faith!
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt reflects on the historical misjudgments of skeptics regarding American expansionism.

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