The American Boy - Handwriting / Character Quotes

"THE AMERICAN BOY"

Of course what we have a right to expect of the American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good American man. Now, the chances are strong that he won't be much of a man unless he is a good deal of a boy. He must not be a coward or a weakling, a bully, a shirk, or a prig. He must work hard and play hard. He must be clean-minded and clean-lived, and able to hold his own under all circumstances and against all comers. It is only on these conditions that he will grow into the kind of American man of whom America can be really proud.

In short, in life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is
"Hit the line hard, don't foul, and don't shirk; but hit the line hard."

~Theodore Roosevelt ~

Taken from an A Beka reader as are most of the quotes we use.