“In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

"The American Boy", published in St. Nicholas 27, no. 7 (May 1900), p. 574
1900s
Context: 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!

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American politician, 26th president of the United States 1858–1919

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