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At the core, they were thoroughly healthy men, and they fought as valiantly against the powers of evil in matters physical as in matters moral.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt describes the resilience and fighting spirit of religious individuals against both moral and physical evils.

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