Teddy Roosevelt: “I need not tell you to remember that battles are decided by gunfire…”

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I need not tell you to remember that battles are decided by gunfire, and that the only shots that count are the shots that hit.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt stresses the critical importance of effective gunfire in determining the outcome of battles.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I need not tell you to remember that battles are decided by gunfire, and that the only shots that count are the shots…”