We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in…

Theodore Roosevelt
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We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong. ✨ Nobel Lecture, delivered 5 May 2010, Oslo, Norway
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