Teddy Roosevelt: “The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages…”

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The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages, though it is apt to be also the most terrible and inhuman.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt argues that while wars against savages can be brutal, they are justified in the pursuit of civilization.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages, though it is apt to be also the most terrible and…”