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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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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “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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