Teddy Roosevelt: “But in war it is unsafe to trust to the blunders of the adversary to…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

But in war it is unsafe to trust to the blunders of the adversary to offset our own blunders.

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Republican · New York

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This passage offers a strategic warning that relying on an enemy's mistakes to compensate for one's own errors is a dangerous approach in warfare.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “But in war it is unsafe to trust to the blunders of the adversary to offset our own blunders.”