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He knew that he made mistakes, and never hesitated to admit them to be mistakes and to correct them or put them behind him when satisfied that they were such.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “He knew that he made mistakes, and never hesitated to admit them to be mistakes and to correct them or put them behind…”
Editor's note · Context
Lodge points out Roosevelt's honesty in acknowledging his mistakes and his willingness to learn from them.
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