On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
If there is one tendency of the day which more than any other is unhealthy and undesirable, it is the tendency to deify mere “smartness,” unaccompanied by a sense of moral accountability.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “If there is one tendency of the day which more than any other is unhealthy and undesirable, it is the tendency to deify…”
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From an essay on national character, this passage criticizes the societal tendency to value cleverness above moral responsibility.
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