Teddy Roosevelt: “These men have left us of the younger generation not merely the memory…”

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These men have left us of the younger generation not merely the memory of what they did in war, but of what they did in peace.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the legacy of Civil War veterans, highlighting their contributions in both war and peace.

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