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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.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “It is not enough to be well-meaning and kindly, but weak; neither is it enough to be strong, unless morality and decency…”
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Roosevelt argues that true strength must be accompanied by morality and decency.
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