On October 14, 1912 Teddy Roosevelt was running for a third term as President. While traveling by train to give a speech in Milwaukee, a man shot him in the chest at point-blank range. With blood oozing from the wound, he proceeded to deliver a 90 minute speech. As the crowd cheered at its conclusion, he turned to the doctor and said "Now I am ready to go with you and do what you want." The bullet never was removed removed from his chest, remaining there for the rest of his years.
Is there anything more emotionally stirring than to see a person grit on while wounded?
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