Football, in itself, is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally…but it is a vicious game when it draws crowds of lads away from playing the game themselves to be merely onlookers at a few paid players.
Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.
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| Birth: | 22nd February, 1857 |
| Death: | 8th January, 1941 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Soldier, Writer |
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Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, also known as B.-P., B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement.
