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politicians straddle the fence, refrain from expressing their
opinions, deal in glittering generalities, because of their
cowardly fears.  How they turn their sails to catch every breath
of popular favor.  How cautious, politic, wary, they are, and
how fears worry and besiege them, whenever they accidentally or
incidentally say something that can be interpreted as a positive
conviction.  And yet men really love a brave man in political
life; one who has definite convictions and fearlessly states
them; who has no worries as to results but dares to say and do
those things only of which his conscience approves.  No matter
how one may regard Roosevelt, cowardice is one thing none will
accuse him of.  He says his say, does his will, expresses
himself with freedom upon any and all subjects, let results be
as they may.  Such a man is free from the petty worries that
beset most politicians.  He knows nothing of their existence. 
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