Every war in which we have been engaged, except the one with Mexico, has been justifiable in its origin; and each one, without any exception whatever, has left us better off, taking both moral and material considerations into account, than we should have been if we had not waged it.
Roosevelt asserts that most wars the U.S. has engaged in have been justified and beneficial in the long run.
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the fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
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