Teddy Roosevelt: “He was a plain, quiet man, not seeking for glory; but a man who, when…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

He was a plain, quiet man, not seeking for glory; but a man who, when aroused, was always in deadly earnest, and who never shrank from duty.

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Republican · New York

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Describing Ulysses S. Grant, this passage portrays him as a humble but intensely serious man who never shirked his responsibilities.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “He was a plain, quiet man, not seeking for glory; but a man who, when aroused, was always in deadly earnest, and who…”