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Teddy Roosevelt: “In many parts of the world the lack of suitable quarters for our embassies, legations, and Consulates detracts from the…”

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In many parts of the world the lack of suitable quarters for our embassies, legations, and Consulates detracts from the respect in which our officers ought to be held, and seriously impairs their weight and influence.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt points out that inadequate facilities for embassies diminish the respect for diplomatic officers.

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