Whenever it is possible for a nation or an individual to work for real peace, assuredly it is failure of duty not so to strive, but if war is necessary and righteous then either the man or the nation shrinking from it forfeits all title to self-respect.
Roosevelt asserts that striving for peace is a duty, but emphasizes that avoiding necessary war can lead to a loss of self-respect.
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