Teddy Roosevelt: “We do not blindly refuse to face the evils that exist, or the shortcomings inherent in humanity; but across blundering…”

“We do not blindly refuse to face the evils that exist, or the shortcomings inherent in humanity; but across blundering and shirking, across selfishness and meanness of motive, across short-sightedness and cowardice, we gaze steadfastly toward the far horizon of golden triumph.”