Some stronger, manlier power would have to step in and do the work, and we would have shown ourselves weaklings, unable to carry to successful completion the labors that great and high-spirited nations are eager to undertake.
Roosevelt argues that failing to complete national duties would brand the nation as weak, allowing other powerful nations to assume its responsibilities.
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