The man must have the force, the power, the will to accomplish results, but he must have also the lift toward lofty things which shall make him incapable of striving for aught unless that for which he strives is something honorable and high—something well worth striving for.
This quote expresses Roosevelt's view that true ambition must be paired with noble aspirations.
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