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Teddy Roosevelt: “There seems good ground for the belief that there has been a real growth among the civilized nations of a sentiment…”

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There seems good ground for the belief that there has been a real growth among the civilized nations of a sentiment which will permit a gradual substitution of other methods than the method of war in the settlement of disputes.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt observes a growing sentiment among nations favoring peaceful dispute resolution over war.

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