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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is true, of course, that a genius may, on certain lines, do more than a brave and manly fellow who is not a genius…”

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It is true, of course, that a genius may, on certain lines, do more than a brave and manly fellow who is not a genius; and so, in sports, vast physical strength may overcome weakness, even though the puny body may have in it the heart of a lion.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt acknowledges that while genius can achieve great things, character and bravery are equally important.

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