A sound body is a first-class thing, a sound mind is an even better thing, but the thing that counts for most in the individual as in the Nation is character—the sum of those qualities which make a man a good man and a woman a good woman.
Roosevelt highlights the significance of character as the most important quality for individuals and the nation.
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Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
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