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Teddy Roosevelt: “Should it ever be necessary, and I hope it will not be, to appeal to arms, I should be sorry to see us take the position…”

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Should it ever be necessary, and I hope it will not be, to appeal to arms, I should be sorry to see us take the position of avowed weakness, take the position that we did not intend to rank ourselves among the great powers of the earth.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt articulates the importance of maintaining a strong military stance to avoid being seen as weak.

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