Analyzing Character: The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social LifeBlackford, Katherine M. H. (Katherine Melvina Huntsinger)
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Analyzing Character: The New Science of Judging Men; Misfits in Business, the Home and Social Life
Blackford, Katherine M. H. (Katherine Melvina Huntsinger)
Characters and characteristics; Success
Mr. Taft is a very much larger man than Mr. Roosevelt. This, while not
particularly important, is just one more indication of his good nature and
his dislike for a hard, grueling fight. It is an interesting fact that
almost all of the great fighters of the world have been little men.
Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, Grant, Lord Roberts, Sheridan, Sherman,
Wilhelm II, and many others have been below medium in stature. Of the
others, Kitchener, Wellington, Frederick the Great, Washington, and von
Hindenberg have been men of not more than medium size. It is almost
unprecedented to find a fighter in a man of Mr. Taft's huge size.
In structure, Mr. Taft is essentially of the judicial type. This type is
always a defender of property, an upholder of the Constitution, a strong
advocate of making the best of things as they are, rather than plunging
into violent innovations, the results of which are unknown and may very
easily prove to be disastrous. On the other hand, Mr. Roosevelt is of
restless, active, pioneering structure--the bony, muscular type of man who
has always led reform movements and led in fighting for changes he thought
would add to the freedom of humanity.
Mr. Taft's texture is finer than that of Mr. Roosevelt. He is, therefore,
more interested in the refinements, the luxuries, and the delicacies of
life than is Mr. Roosevelt. He is also less vigorous, less virile, and
less insistent upon reform and the right of the people to rule. It is an
interesting fact that most of the great friends of the people, most of
those who are eager in demanding the rights of the proletariat, are men of
medium or coarse texture.
Mr. Taft is soft elastic in consistency of fiber, while Mr. Roosevelt is
hard elastic. This indicates more impressionability or amenability to
influence, more desire for finding an easy and pleasant way to accomplish
his end on the part of Mr. Taft than on the part of Mr. Roosevelt.
In Mr. Taft the vital element leads--in Mr. Roosevelt, the motive. The
vital element conduces to putting on of flesh, enjoys the good things of
life, loves an easy time, and naturally inclines to make the best of
things as they are. On the other hand, the motive element demands outdoor
activity, freedom, liberty of movement, and not only liberty for itself,
but liberty for everyone else.
Mr. Roosevelt's jaw is square and determined, which shows an inclination
to push things through regardless of obstacles; to pursue his ends no
matter what difficulties stand in the way. Mr. Taft's jaw is rather
rounded and not so prominent. This indicates less determination, less
perseverance, less persistence in pushing against obstacles and
difficulties.
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