Teddy Roosevelt: “But disarmament can never be of prime importance; there is more need…”

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But disarmament can never be of prime importance; there is more need to get rid of the causes of war than of the implements of war.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that addressing the causes of war is more important than merely disarming nations.

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