If he surrenders himself to idleness and ignorance, to mean envy and mean hate; if he is not thrifty, industrious, energetic and intelligent; above all, if his moral fibre weakens—then the Republic will be in a bad way.
Roosevelt warns that surrendering to negative traits can jeopardize the Republic's well-being.
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