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Teddy Roosevelt: “Success from the soldier’s standpoint, if an army is to rank as one of the great armies of all time, must mean that…”

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Success from the soldier’s standpoint, if an army is to rank as one of the great armies of all time, must mean that whether the man carries sword or musket, whether he looks after the mules or the commissary, he does his duty up to the handle.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of every soldier's contribution to the army's success.

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