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Even if you yourselves never go into battle, you create the spirit which makes those who come after you on the ships able to do their duty in battle.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Even if you yourselves never go into battle, you create the spirit which makes those who come after you on the ships…”
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Roosevelt asserts that the spirit of preparedness influences future generations of sailors.
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