If there is one thing that ought to be more offensive to every good American than almost anything else it is the habit of speaking with a loose tongue, speaking offensively about foreign nations, or adopting an ill-considered and irritating attitude toward any one of them.
Roosevelt warns against the dangers of speaking carelessly about foreign nations.
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
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