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In the first place, it is a bad thing for Troy if Troy will not stand idealism; and in the next place it is a poor type of ideal that is of no use in Troy.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “In the first place, it is a bad thing for Troy if Troy will not stand idealism; and in the next place it is a poor type…”
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Roosevelt warns that rejecting idealism can be detrimental to a community like Troy.
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