Henry Cabot Lodge: “Of all the ideals that lift men up, the hardest to fulfill is the…”

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Of all the ideals that lift men up, the hardest to fulfill is the ideal of sacrifice.

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Henry Cabot Lodge

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Lodge emphasizes the challenging nature of fulfilling the ideal of sacrifice in life.

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Henry Cabot Lodge: “Of all the ideals that lift men up, the hardest to fulfill is the ideal of sacrifice.”