Henry Cabot Lodge: “But he had also something larger and rarer than courage, in the…”

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But he had also something larger and rarer than courage, in the ordinary acceptation of the word.

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Lodge suggests that Roosevelt possessed a unique quality beyond ordinary courage, hinting at his exceptional character.

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Henry Cabot Lodge: “But he had also something larger and rarer than courage, in the ordinary acceptation of the word.”