But above mind and above body stands character--the sum of those qualities which we mean when we speak of a man’s force and courage, of his good faith and sense of honor.
Theodore Roosevelt
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- History as Literature and Other Essays; source text line 3033
- History as Literature and Other Essays; source text line 3033
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