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