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Teddy Roosevelt: “But again and again we have suffered because enough care has not been given to it, because it has been too small…”

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But again and again we have suffered because enough care has not been given to it, because it has been too small, because there has not been sufficient preparation in advance for possible war.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the consequences of insufficient preparation for war due to a lack of care for the Army.

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