Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow
Subject(s): Letters, Militarism, Pacifism
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Theodore Roosevelt has sent William Sturgis Bigelow’s letter to Crosby. Roosevelt believes that Bigelow said everything that was necessary to say, and that men who “advocate tomfool peace, must share the responsibility for wrong done by the militarists.” Roosevelt believes that Prussian militarists have no greater ally than American pacifists.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1916-05-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow. [May 10, 1916]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290337. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow. [10 May. 1916]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290337.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1916, May 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o290337.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
