And Mr. Taft was of course right in that every component of Teddy Roosevelt's being was intertwined with war, empire, colonialism, jingoism, etc. (the fact that he championed U.S. wars with Spain and the Philippines, advocated the annexation of Hawaii with or without the consent of the governed, was one of the principal impetuses for the creation of the Anti-Imperialist League, etc.). Spot on, in fact.
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