Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not want to see Christianity professed only by weaklings; I want…”

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I do not want to see Christianity professed only by weaklings; I want to see it a moving spirit among men of strength.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt desires to see Christianity embodied by strong individuals rather than weak ones, emphasizing strength in faith.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “I do not want to see Christianity professed only by weaklings; I want to see it a moving spirit among men of strength.”