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We see all too clearly the blood and sweat, the craft and dunning and blind luck, the raw cruelty and stupidity, the shortcomings of heart and hand, the mad abuse of victory.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “We see all too clearly the blood and sweat, the craft and dunning and blind luck, the raw cruelty and stupidity, the…”
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Roosevelt candidly acknowledges the complexities and harsh realities of victory, including the darker aspects of human nature.
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