In our army we can not afford to have rewards or duties distributed save on the simple ground that those who by their own merits are entitled to the rewards get them, and that those who are peculiarly fit to do the duties are chosen to perform them.
Roosevelt advocates for a merit-based system in the military to ensure that capable individuals are rewarded appropriately.
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