Teddy Roosevelt: “One of these revolutions resulted in three years of warfare; and the…”

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One of these revolutions resulted in three years of warfare; and the aggregate of bloodshed and misery caused by them has been incalculable.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reflected on the devastating impact of revolutions in Panama over the past forty years.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “One of these revolutions resulted in three years of warfare; and the aggregate of bloodshed and misery caused by them…”