Candice MillardTheodore you have the mind but you have not the body, and without the help of the body the mind cannot go as far as it should. I am giving you the tools, but it is up to you to make your body.
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A true gentleman will be one who is willing to help others, regardless of whether or not they are related. He will be one who is willing to help the poor, regardless of whether or not he is rich. He will be one who is willing to lend a helping hand to an old lady across the street, regardless of whether or not she is his grandmother. Theodore Roosevelt was referring to his love for his cousin Alice Hathaway Lee whom he was in love with despite the fact that they were both married.
However, Theodore realized that she was so intelligent and so beautiful that he wanted her for himself. So he waited until their husbands died and then married her.
Source: The River Of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelts Darkest Journey
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