But if he does not make the effort, or if he makes it half-heartedly and recoils from the labor, the risk, or the irksome monotony of his task, why, he has forfeited all right to our respect, and has shown himself a mere cumberer of the earth.
Roosevelt states that those who shirk effort or responsibility forfeit respect and are seen as burdens.
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Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
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