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If we decline to give them such help the result will be bad both for them and for us; and will in the end in all probability cause us to face humiliation or bloodshed.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If we decline to give them such help the result will be bad both for them and for us; and will in the end in all…”
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Roosevelt warns that failing to assist other nations could lead to negative consequences for the U.S. as well.
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