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Teddy Roosevelt: And until we have provision for an ample corps of doctors in the Army so that they can be practiced in time of peace we…

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And until we have provision for an ample corps of doctors in the Army so that they can be practiced in time of peace we will not have prepared as we ought to prepare for the possibilities of war.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the necessity of preparing the medical corps during peacetime to ensure readiness for war.

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