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Teddy Roosevelt: “No alliance, no inoffensive conduct on our part, would supply, in time of need, the failure in ability to hold our own…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
No alliance, no inoffensive conduct on our part, would supply, in time of need, the failure in ability to hold our own with the strong hand.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Speaking on national defense and international standing, this quote highlights the necessity of military capability regardless of diplomatic relations.

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