On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
There must be many compromises; but we can not compromise with dishonesty, with sin.
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Roosevelt, in "The Strenuous Life," asserts that while compromise is often necessary, it must never extend to matters of dishonesty or moral wrongdoing.
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