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And just the same thing is true in any great enterprise in civil life; there are always weaklings who get trampled down or lose heart, and there are always people who listen to their complaints.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “And just the same thing is true in any great enterprise in civil life; there are always weaklings who get trampled down…”
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He draws a parallel between military and civil life, noting the presence of weak individuals in any large endeavor.
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