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All men admire courage, and that he possessed in the highest degree.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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gutenberg.orgHenry Cabot Lodge: “All men admire courage, and that he possessed in the highest degree.”
Editor's note · Context
Lodge emphasizes the universal admiration for courage, particularly in the context of Theodore Roosevelt's character.
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His country asked the sacrifice and he gave it with solemn pride and uncomplaining lips.
When the future historian traces Theodore Roosevelt's extraordinary career he will find these embodied ideals planted like milestones along the road over which he marched.
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