It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but that he is intellectually weaker. He is not more virtuous. He is simply more foolish.


The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses (ed. Courier Corporation, 2012) - ISBN: 9780486112381

Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but...

It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but...

It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but...

It is a great mistake to think that the extremist is a better man than the moderate. Usually the difference is not that he is morally stronger, but...