Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Barbarism has, and can have, no place in a civilized world.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

In "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt asserts a fundamental incompatibility between barbarism and the ideals of a civilized global order.

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