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Teddy Roosevelt: “If, during the years to come, any disaster should befall our arms, afloat or ashore, and thereby any shame come to the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
If, during the years to come, any disaster should befall our arms, afloat or ashore, and thereby any shame come to the United States, remember that the blame will lie upon the men whose names appear upon the roll-calls of Congress on the wrong side of these great questions.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

From an address on national duty, Roosevelt warns that future military failures will be the fault of specific congressional members.

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