Above all, the Indian boys and girls should be given confident command of colloquial English, and should ordinarily be prepared for a vigorous struggle with the conditions under which their people live, rather than for immediate absorption into some more highly developed community.
He advocates for teaching Native American youth English and preparing them for the challenges they face.
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The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
the fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people.
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