It gratified their intense love of independence; the lack of refinement did not grate on their rough, bold natures; and they prized the entire equality of a life where there were no social distinctions, and few social restraints.
Roosevelt reflects on the values of independence and equality among frontiersmen despite their rough living conditions.
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I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
the fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people.
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