“Every expansion of civilization makes for peace. In other words, every expansion of a great civilized power means a victory for law, order, and righteousness. ...It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world.” PeopleWorldGivingMeanLawOrderPolicyVictoryCivilizationCivilizedRighteousnessForeign PolicyExpansion Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“Forts, arsenals, garrisons, armies, navies, are means of security and defence, which were invented in half-civilized times and in feudal or despotic countries; but schoolhouses are the republican line of fortifications, and if they are dismantled and dilapidated, ignorance and vice will pour in their legions through every breach.” IfsMeanCountryLinesHalfSecurityIgnoranceRepublicanArmyVicesCivilizedNavyDefenceArsenalLegionBreachFortsArmy NavyFortification Book:Common School Journal Source: Common School Journal