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I am an American free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt
Age: 60 †
Born: 1858
Born: October 27
Died: 1919
Died: January 6
26Th U.S. President
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I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.
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We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage.
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Never hit if you can help it, but when you have to, hit hard. Never hit soft. You'll never get any thanks for hitting soft.
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Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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A small politician, of low capacity and mean surroundings, proud to act as the servile tool of men worse than himself but also stronger and abler.
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There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.
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Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.
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