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> [This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by William Jennings Bryan and Carl Schurz. It is far more accurate and illuminating however, to view it as a three-cornered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-appleman-williams/this-national-argument-is-usually-interpreted-as-a-battle-between/)

William Appleman Williams

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> [This national argument is usually interpreted as a battle between imperialists led by Roosevelt and Lodge and anti-imperialists led by William Jennings Bryan and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-appleman-williams/this-national-argument-is-usually-interpreted-as-a-battle-between/)

William Appleman Williams

> [Freedom is not nurtured by nations preparing for war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-appleman-williams/freedom-is-not-nurtured-by-nations-preparing-for-war/)

William Appleman Williams

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