Teddy Roosevelt: “We read now and then of foreign services where men hate their…”

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We read now and then of foreign services where men hate their officers, have no community of interest with them, and no desire to fight for the flag.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt contrasts the camaraderie in the U.S. military with the negative sentiments found in some foreign services.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We read now and then of foreign services where men hate their officers, have no community of interest with them, and no…”