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What form the action shall take must depend upon the circumstances of the case; that is, upon the degree of the atrocity and upon our power to remedy it.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “What form the action shall take must depend upon the circumstances of the case; that is, upon the degree of the atrocity…”
Editor's note · Context
This quote emphasizes that the nature of U.S. action in response to atrocities should be determined by the specific circumstances involved.
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