“Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can s”
— Theodore Roosevelt
Simplified Meaning:
Doing what is right is more important than just keeping peace. Both countries and people should focus on being good and fair, even if it means peace is not always possible.
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