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The only thing we can decide is whether, being great, we will do well or do ill.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The only thing we can decide is whether, being great, we will do well or do ill.”
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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of moral choices in the face of national greatness.
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