“ There is not a single civilized power which has anything whatever to fear from aggressiveness on our part. ”
Theodore Roosevelt, State of the Union Address. copy citation
| Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
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| Source | State of the Union Address |
| Topic | fear power |
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| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5032/5032-h/5032-h.htm |
Context
“The cost of building and maintaining such a navy represents the very lightest premium for insuring peace which this nation can possibly pay.
Probably no other great nation in the world is so anxious for peace as we are. There is not a single civilized power which has anything whatever to fear from aggressiveness on our part. All we want is peace; and toward this end we wish to be able to secure the same respect for our rights from others which we are eager and anxious to extend to their rights in return, to insure fair treatment to us commercially, and to guarantee the safety of the American people.”
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