On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
The rule of law and of order has succeeded to the rule of barbarous and bloody violence.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The rule of law and of order has succeeded to the rule of barbarous and bloody violence.”
Editor's note · Context
From his essay "The Strenuous Life," this passage describes the positive transformation brought about by imperial expansion, replacing violence with law and order.
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