Teddy Roosevelt: “Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900

Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character.

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Republican · New York

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He asserts the supreme importance of character over physical and intellectual prowess.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character.”