On the recordJuly 3, 1902
Character, that compound of honesty and courage and common sense, will avail us more in the long run than any brilliancy on the stump or any advising legislative means and methods.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTeddy Roosevelt: “Character, that compound of honesty and courage and common sense, will avail us more in the long run than any brilliancy…”
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Remarks at a Banquet Given By Attorney General Philander Knox in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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