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Teddy Roosevelt: “As the years go by it becomes not harder but easier to live in peace and goodwill among ourselves; and I firmly believe…”

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As the years go by it becomes not harder but easier to live in peace and goodwill among ourselves; and I firmly believe that it will also become not harder but easier to dwell in peace and friendship with the other nations of the earth.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses optimism about the increasing ease of living in peace and goodwill among diverse peoples, both domestically and internationally.

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