Monday, March 18, 2019

Teddy Roosevelt and the Man in the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at 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 or defeat." - Teddy Roosevelt (Paris Sorbonne,1910)

2 comments:

  1. A tremendous man, a flawed President, and he ultimately inflicted Woodrow Wilson on us.

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  2. I always thought it was ironic that Roosevelt is next to Thomas Jefferson on Mount Rushmore.

    Roosevelt hated Jefferson. Teddy thought he was the worst President in history. Agree with you about Wilson.

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