On the recordApril 13, 1908
The United States can hope for a permanent career of peace on only one condition, and that is, on condition of building and maintaining a first-class navy.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe United States can hope for a permanent career of peace on only one condition, and that is, on condition of building and maintaining a first-class navy.
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