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Teddy Roosevelt: “The morale of the entire ship’s company, of the entire body of men with which you are to be thrown, will be sensibly…”

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The morale of the entire ship’s company, of the entire body of men with which you are to be thrown, will be sensibly affected by the way in which each of you does his duty.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that individual actions significantly influence the morale of a group.

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