Excerpt 2 i stand for the square deal. but when i say that i am for the square deal, i mean not merely that i stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that i stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service. one word of warning . . when i say i want a square deal for the poor man, i do not mean that i want a square deal for the man who remains poor because he has not got the energy to work for himself. if a man who has had a chance will not make good, then he has got to quit. reread the first sentence of the second excerpt. in light of what you read in the first excerpt, what is the meaning of “square deal”? a fair and equal chance for all people to make the most of themselves and to give their best to society a chance for privileged people to succeed in business and to acquire everything they desire an opportunity for inferior people to compete against one another to secure the very best resources