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A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.

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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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