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Most of the smaller cruisers and gunboats, though they serve a useful purpose so far as they are needed for international police work, would not add to the strength of our navy in a conflict with a serious foe.
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Roosevelt points out that while smaller vessels serve a purpose, they do not enhance naval strength against formidable foes.
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