Teddy Roosevelt: “No man is warranted in feeling pride in the deeds of the army and navy…”

On the recordOctober 14, 1903

No man is warranted in feeling pride in the deeds of the army and navy of the past if he does not back up the army and the navy of the present.

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Republican · New York

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Remarks at the Unveiling of the Sherman Statue in Washington, DC

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Teddy Roosevelt: “No man is warranted in feeling pride in the deeds of the army and navy of the past if he does not back up the army and…”