Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Andrew Drain
Subject(s): Death, Editorials, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Memorial Day addresses, Spanish-American War (1898), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, War, Wars, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the editorial responding to the statement in President Taft’s Decoration Day address that the horrors of war necessarily outweigh the benefits that may come of it. Roosevelt agrees with James Andrew Drain in opposing such a statement. He also states that death is not the worst of all possible evils. Rather, “No man is fit to live unless he is ready to quit life for adequate cause.”
Collection
Creation Date
1911-06-19
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Drain, James Andrew, 1870-1943
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Andrew Drain. [June 19, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292406. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Andrew Drain. [19 Jun. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292406.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, June 19]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Andrew Drain. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292406.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
APA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
