Teddy Roosevelt: “The Civil War was a great war for righteousness; a war waged for the…”

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The Civil War was a great war for righteousness; a war waged for the noblest ideals, but waged also in thoroughgoing, practical fashion.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the Civil War as a conflict fought for noble ideals, blending righteousness with practical action.

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