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If any Americans had been there, they would have suffered just the same.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If any Americans had been there, they would have suffered just the same.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote suggests that the consequences of conflict do not discriminate based on nationality, emphasizing the universality of suffering in war.
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