Teddy Roosevelt: “If we are such weaklings as the proposition implies, then we are…”

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If we are such weaklings as the proposition implies, then we are unworthy of freedom in any event.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that if the nation is weak, it does not deserve freedom, emphasizing strength and resilience.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “If we are such weaklings as the proposition implies, then we are unworthy of freedom in any event.”