IN LOVING MEMORY OF PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT [SOLDIERS’ QUOTE ~ JANUARY 6, 2014]

 

Theodore Roosevelt

I abhor unjust war. I abhor injustice and bullying by the strong at the expense of the weak, whether among nations or individuals. I abhor violence and bloodshed. I believe that war should never be resorted to when, or so long as, it is honorably possible to avoid it. I respect all men and women who from high motives and with sanity and self-respect do all they can to avert war. I advocate preparation for war in order to avert war; and I should never advocate war unless it were the only alternative to dishonor. [Ch. VII : The War of American and the Unready in Theodore Roosevelt — An Autobiography (1913)]

– Teddy Roosevelt, the 26^th President of the United States