“ a man could not afford to let himself be bullied or treated as a butt ”
Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography (1913). copy citation
Author | Theodore Roosevelt |
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Source | Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography |
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Date | 1913 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3335/3335-h/3335-h.htm |
Context
“and as the men usually carried revolvers, and as there were occasionally one or two noted gun-fighters among them, there was now and then a shooting affray. A man who was a coward or who shirked his work had a bad time, of course; a man could not afford to let himself be bullied or treated as a butt; and, on the other hand, if he was "looking for a fight," he was certain to find it. But my own experience was that if a man did not talk until his associates knew him well and liked him, and if he did his work, he never had any difficulty in getting on.”
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