We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.
Roosevelt describes the admirable qualities of a man who combines moral integrity with the strength to succeed in life's challenges.
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I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
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