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… Shackleton was (paradoxically enough) an exceedingly cautious man. It may sound fantastic to call an Antarctic explorer of his caliber cautious, but I claim that it was true of him. He was brave, the bravest man I have seen, but he was never foolhardy. When necessary he would undertake the most dangerous things, and do so fearlessly; but always he would approach them in a thoughtful manner and perform them in the safest way. He was proud of his reputation for carefulness, and therefore, the nickname that he had won on his first expedition, that of “Cautious Jack,” which tickled him immensely. ...
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