We have scant sympathy with the sentimentalist who dreads oppression less than physical suffering, who would prefer a shameful peace to the pain and toil sometimes lamentably necessary in order to secure a righteous peace.
Roosevelt expresses disdain for those who prioritize a shameful peace over the struggle for a just peace.
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