Friday, January 22, 2021

Moderation

An attitude of moderation
is apt to be misunderstood
when passions are greatly excited
and when victory is apt to rest
with the extremists on one side or the other;
yet I think it is in the long run
the only wise attitude.

     Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt — An Autobiography

 

 

 

 

 

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