Other good people seek to deter us from treading the path of hard but lofty duty by bidding us remember that all nations that have achieved greatness, that have expanded and played their part as world powers, have in the end passed away.
Roosevelt warns against the fear of failure that can deter nations from pursuing greatness.
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