He continued: "While a part, and that the ostensible ruling part, of a nation affect to be at, and I believe really are for, peace, and the more active young men are frequently killing people and stealing horses, it is extremely difficult to know how to act.
Roosevelt captures the tension between a nation's desire for peace and the actions of its more aggressive members, highlighting the difficulties of governance.
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