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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Noyes

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alfred Noyes

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased with the letter and poem from Alfred Noyes. Roosevelt believes in peace but it must be “backed by physical force” in order to “appeal against the brutal, the disorderly, the homicidal.” He thinks Noyes’s verses will be helpful as too many “Peace people have degenerated into the ultra-pacifist type.” For example, none of the American peace organizations have denounced Germany for its actions in Belgium.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-11-28