On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
But while every man needs at times to be lifted up when he stumbles, no man can afford to let himself be carried, and it is worth no man’s while to try thus to carry some one else.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “But while every man needs at times to be lifted up when he stumbles, no man can afford to let himself be carried, and it…”
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Discussing the nature of assistance, this warns against dependency and ineffective charity that merely carries others.
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