142 Teddy Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2020-08-30
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“There may be times when things are dark and cloudy in America, when uncertainty will cause some to distrust and others to…”
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Focus
“But I wanted to bring your attention to how it was described.”
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People
“And Roosevelt undoubtedly benefited from this because this one line, it says, "People loved him for the enemies he has made." And…”
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Persistence
“But he obviously learns from, from this mistake.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“In such times, and at all times, remember that the growth of that vast country will take care of it all.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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