Teddy Roosevelt: “But peace of a valuable type comes not to the man who craves it…”

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But peace of a valuable type comes not to the man who craves it because he is afraid, but to the man who demands it because it is right.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that true peace is sought by those who believe it is morally right.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “But peace of a valuable type comes not to the man who craves it because he is afraid, but to the man who demands it…”