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Teddy Roosevelt: “But in addition to condemning the grosser forms of evil we must not forget to condemn also the evils of bad temper, lack…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
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.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt urges the condemnation of not only overt evils but also the more subtle, everyday manifestations of selfishness.

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