If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
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"If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name." — Theodore Roosevelt #warpeace
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If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. — Theodore Roosevelt
About Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was a President from United States (1858–1919).
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This quote is attributed to Theodore Roosevelt, a President from United States.
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Theodore Roosevelt lived from 1858 – 1919.
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