In the first place, the man who makes a promise which he does not intend to keep and does not try to keep should rightly be adjudged to have forfeited in some degree what should be every man’s most precious possession—his honor.
Roosevelt argues that breaking promises undermines a person's honor, which is a vital possession for any individual.
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