Of course what we have
a right to expect from the American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good
American man. Now, the chances are strong that he won't be much of a man unless
he is a good deal of a boy. He must not be a coward or a weakling, a bully, a
shirk or a prig. He must work hard and play hard. He must be clean-minded and
clean-lived, and able to hold his own under all circumstances and against all
comers. It is only on these conditions that he will grow into the kind of a man
of whom America can really be proud. In life, as in a football game, the principle
to follow is: Hit the line hard, don't foul and don't shirk, but hit the line
hard.
Theodore
Roosevelt.
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