There were all kinds of things I was afraid of at first, ranging from grizzly bears to 'mean' horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.
— Theodore Roosevelt Modern

US President, progressive era

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Autobiography

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1913

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Humorous

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