But in addition to condemning the grosser forms of evil we must not forget to condemn also the evils of bad temper, lack of gentleness, nagging and whining fretfulness, lack of consideration for others—the evils of selfishness in all its myriad forms.
Roosevelt urges the condemnation of not only overt evils but also the more subtle, everyday manifestations of selfishness.
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