On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
But shame, thrice shame to us, if we are so foolish as to make such occasional wrongdoing an excuse for failing to perform a great and righteous task.
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From "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt warns against using isolated instances of wrongdoing as an excuse to abandon a morally significant endeavor.
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