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Teddy Roosevelt: “They did that because they had in them the spirit which from time immemorial has made the soldiers of whom the world is…”

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They did that because they had in them the spirit which from time immemorial has made the soldiers of whom the world is proud, the spirit for the lack of which no other quality in man or in nation will atone.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt speaks to the intrinsic qualities of bravery and spirit that define great soldiers throughout history.

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