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Every such submersion or displacement of an inferior race, every such armed settlement or conquest by a superior race, means the infliction and suffering of hideous woe and misery.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Every such submersion or displacement of an inferior race, every such armed settlement or conquest by a superior race…”
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This quote reflects Roosevelt's acknowledgment of the suffering caused by the displacement of inferior races by superior ones.
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