On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Wars between civilized communities are very dreadful, and as nations grow more and more civilized we have every reason, not merely to hope, but to believe that they will grow rarer and rarer.
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From his essay "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt expresses his belief that as nations become more civilized, wars between them will decrease.
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