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.
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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.
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The speech emphasizes the importance of action and striving towards worthy goals in life over idle criticism, laziness and inaction.
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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:
āϰā§āϏāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āĻ āĻŦāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŖāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŦ āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻāĻĻā§āϰāĻā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāύ āϧāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϰ āύā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞā§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.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āύā§, āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āύā§, āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āϝ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āύā§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;
āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻ āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϏāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻ ā§-āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻžāύ⧠āϞā§āĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻā§āύ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āϧā§āϞā§-āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§; āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϞā§āĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžā§; āϝ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āϞ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ 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;
āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻĒāĻā§āώ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ; āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻā§, āύāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻž āĻāĻā§; āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻā§āϝ/āĻŽāĻšā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝ⧠āĻāϰā§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 āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāύā§āύ, āϏāĻŦ āĻļā§āώā§, āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻŽā§ā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāύ, āĻ āύā§āϤāϤāĻĒāĻā§āώ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāϏāĻŋāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϞā§āĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāύ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻāĻāύāĻ āϏā§āĻ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āύāĻž āĻšā§, āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύ⧠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.
āϰā§āϏāĻžāĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāύ⧠āϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤā§, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāϤāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻžā§ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
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