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Teddy Roosevelt: “I firmly believe that given an equal chance, the officers and enlisted men of the American Army offer material quite as…”

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I firmly believe that given an equal chance, the officers and enlisted men of the American Army offer material quite as good as any to be found in any army of the world.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses confidence in the quality of American military personnel compared to any other army in the world.

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