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Opinion Matters; 1.3.3 Text: 2

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Theodore Roosevelt is best known as the twenty-sixth President of the United States, but this dynamic, multi-talented, charismatic man became a hero to millions of Americans for many other reasons.

āĻĨāĻŋāĻ“āĻĄā§‹āϰ āϰ⧋āϏāĻžāϭ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāύ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāϤāĻŽ āϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞ, āĻŦāĻšā§āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϧāĻžāĻŦā§€, āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āϞāĻ•ā§āώ-āϞāĻ•ā§āώ āφāĻŽā§‡āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

Theodore Roosevelt gave his “Citizenship in a Republic Speech” on April 23, 1910, at the Sorbonne in Paris. The speech is famous for Roosevelt’s thoughts about the duties and responsibilities of both the state to citizens and citizens to the state.

āĻĨāĻŋāĻ“āĻĄā§‹āϰ āϰ⧋āϏāĻžāϭ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āϏ⧋āϰāĻŦāĻžāύ-āĻ ā§¨ā§Š āĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϞ, ⧧⧝⧧ā§Ļ-āĻ āϤāĻžāϰ “Citizenship in a Republic Speech” āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻŖāϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻ—āϪ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϜāύāĻ—āϪ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻžā§ŸāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϰ⧋āϏāĻžāϭ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ-āĻāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž-āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

The speech emphasizes the importance of action and striving towards worthy goals in life over idle criticism, laziness and inaction.

āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž, āĻ…āϞāϏāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻšā§€āύ āύāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āφāϰ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

A country’s success, Roosevelt stated, depends on disciplined work and character, and democracies require leaders of the best character to hold all citizens to the highest standards. This is what he said:

āϰ⧋āϏāĻžāϭ⧇āĻ˛ā§āϟ āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ“āĻĒāϰ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āĻŖāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻŦ āύāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻŽāĻžāύ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ⧇āύ:

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āύ⧟, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšā§‹āρāϚāϟ āĻ–ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĒā§œā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ āϏ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ“ āύ⧟, āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āϝ⧇ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āφāϰ⧋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĻ“ āύ⧟āĨ¤

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;

āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāχ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϏāϞ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϠ⧇-āĻŽā§ŸāĻĻāĻžāύ⧇ āϞ⧜āĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āϧ⧁āϞ⧋-āϘāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻŽā§‡āϖ⧇ āφāϛ⧇; āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§€āϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞ⧜āĻžāχ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻžā§Ÿ; āϝ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϭ⧁āϞ āĻ“ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜ⧟ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻž;

but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause;

āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ; āϝāĻžāϰ āϭ⧇āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāύāĻž āφāϛ⧇, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āφāϛ⧇; āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻšā§Ž āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝ⧟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ;

who at the best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϜāĻžāύ⧇āύ, āϏāĻŦ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇, āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻŦ⧜ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ–āĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§Ÿā§‡, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāύ, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϞ⧜āĻžāχ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āĻ–āύāχ āϏ⧇āχ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­ā§€āϰ⧁ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻž āĻšā§Ÿ, āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϜ⧟ āϜāĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜ⧟āĻ“ āϜāĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤

Summary

Roosevelt’s speech is a powerful call to take action. It encourages everyone to actively engage in life, take risks, and embrace challenges, regardless of their outcome. His speech applauds those with courage, determination, and strive for greatness.

āϰ⧋āϏāĻžāϭ⧇āĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āφāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ⧟āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϜ⧜āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇, āĻā§āρāĻ•āĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāϤāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžā§Ÿ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦ⧜ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤

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Theodore Roosevelt gave his “Citizenship in a Republic Speech” on April 23, 1910, at the Sorbonne in Paris A country’s success depends on disciplined work and character. The opinion is debatable. Some will agree, while others will opposed based on different ideologies and cultural values The writer’s opinion has positively influenced my thoughts.
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