On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
We are setting ourselves vigorously at each task as the task arises, and we are trying to face each difficulty as Grant faced innumerable and infinitely greater difficulties.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “We are setting ourselves vigorously at each task as the task arises, and we are trying to face each difficulty as Grant…”
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From his speech "The Strenuous Life," this passage describes the nation's approach to challenges, drawing a parallel to Ulysses S. Grant's perseverance.
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