The wisest and most far-seeing champions of peace will ever remember that, in the first place, to be good it must be righteous, for unrighteous and cowardly peace may be worse than any war; and, in the second place, that it can often be obtained only at the cost of war.
Roosevelt outlines his philosophy of peace, asserting that true peace must be righteous and sometimes requires the cost of war.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
I wish to say that the Progressive Party is making its appeal to all our fellow citizens without any regard to their creed or to their birthplace.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
Other voices in this conversation
