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Teddy Roosevelt: “They have shown the qualities of daring, endurance, and far-sightedness, of eager desire for victory and stubborn…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
They have shown the qualities of daring, endurance, and far-sightedness, of eager desire for victory and stubborn refusal to accept defeat, which go to make up the essential manliness of the American character.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt identifies the core virtues of daring, endurance, and resilience as fundamental to the American character.

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