Other men by their lives or their deaths have kept unstained our honor, have wrought marvels for our interest, have led us forward to triumph, or warded off disaster from us; other men have marshaled our ranks upward across the stony slopes of greatness.
Roosevelt reflects on the various ways individuals have contributed to the nation's honor and success.
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