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Teddy Roosevelt: “I hope to see both graduate and undergraduate opinion come to scorn such a man as one guilty of base and dishonorable…”

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I hope to see both graduate and undergraduate opinion come to scorn such a man as one guilty of base and dishonorable action, who has no place in the regard of gallant and upright men.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt hopes for a culture that scorns dishonorable actions in sports, promoting integrity.

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