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I need not say to those of you who know anything at all about me that I believe in a big navy; and I hope I need not say that I believe in it not as a provocative to war, but as a guarantee of peace.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “I need not say to those of you who know anything at all about me that I believe in a big navy; and I hope I need not say…”
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He expresses his belief in a strong navy as a means to ensure peace rather than provoke war.
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