Teddy Roosevelt: “We sometimes see the good man, the honest man, the strong man, broken…”

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We sometimes see the good man, the honest man, the strong man, broken down by forces over which he had no control.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the vulnerability of good individuals to uncontrollable external forces.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “We sometimes see the good man, the honest man, the strong man, broken down by forces over which he had no control.”