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It is not enough to be well-meaning and kindly, but weak; neither is it enough to be strong, unless morality and decency go hand in hand with strength.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that true strength must be accompanied by morality and decency.

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