Teddy Roosevelt: “We have behaved, and are behaving, towards other nations as in private…”

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We have behaved, and are behaving, towards other nations as in private life an honorable man would behave towards his fellows.

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Republican · New York

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He draws a parallel between honorable behavior in personal life and how nations should treat each other.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We have behaved, and are behaving, towards other nations as in private life an honorable man would behave towards his…”