Teddy Roosevelt: “It is of even more instant need that we should show their spirit of…”

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It is of even more instant need that we should show their spirit of patriotism in the affairs of peace.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the need for patriotism in peaceful times, not just during war.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is of even more instant need that we should show their spirit of patriotism in the affairs of peace.”