Theodore+Roosevelt


 * **Theodore Roosevelt Letters and Speeches** ||
 * [[image:theamalgam.wordpress.com width="196" height="178" caption="(president-theodore-roosevelt-circa-1904)"]] || * Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City.
 * He died on January 6, 1919.
 * Theodore Roosevelt was our 26th president.
 * He became president after the assassination of William McKinley.
 * Some of the many things he did throughout his life include: participating in the Spanish American War as a rough rider, advocating conservationalism, creating the panama canal, and trust busting, which is the breaking up of large monopolies. ||
 * "Speak softly and carry a big stick - you will go far. If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble; and neither will speaking softly avail, if back of the softness there does not lie strength, power"(Roosevelt 772).

This quote reflects Roosevelt's views on foreign policy. He believed that a government could not be barbaric and uncivilized when dealing in foreign affairs but rather should be polite and civilized. However, he also believed that a government could not be reluctant to provide justice with an iron fist if necessary. This quote shows that Theodore Roosevelt believed in a balance between power and civility. || || || "Conservation means development as much as it does protection. I recognize the right and duty of this generation to develop and use the natural resources of our land; but I do not recognize the right to waste them, or to rob, by wasteful use, the generations that come after us"(Roosevelt 808).
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This quote depicts Theodore Roosevelt's strong passion for conservationalism and nature. He believed that if earlier generations did not protect the environment and its natural resources, neither of them would survive to be utilized and appreciated by future generations. In turn, Theodore Roosevelt founded multiple national parks dedicated to the preservation of nature. For example, he founded Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite. As a result of his strong efforts to preserve nature, Theodore Roosevelt had a stuffed bear named after him, which we now know as the Teddy Bear. In the picture to the left, he is standing in Yosemite National Park. In the picture below that, he is photographed with the teddy bear. ||
 * "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. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood...."(Roosevelt 782).

This quote portrays Theodore Roosevelt's belief that the average working man is vastly more important than the business man or critic; it also shows that he adamantly believed in the value of hard work. Roosevelt's internalization of this belief is shown through his participation in the Spanish-American War. As a rough rider, Roosevelt participated in numerous battles and eventually earned the medal of honor posthumously. || || =Histeria! Theodore Roosevelt - Trust Buster= || " Yet more and more it is evident that the State, and if necessary the nation, has got to possess the rights of supervision and control as regards the great corporations which are its creatures; particularly as regards the great business combinations which derive a portion of their importance from the existence of some monopolistic tendency. The rights should be exercised with caution and self-restraint; but it should exist, so that it may be invoked if the need arises" (Roosevelt 770).
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This quote epitomizes Theodore Roosevelt's view of large corporations. He believed that large monopolies should not be allowed to exist, for they hinder the success of smaller companies. As a result of this belief, Roosevelt broke up many large monopolies during his presidency. The action of breaking up large monopolies was called "trust busting", and this action earned him the nickname of the "trust buster". The video on the left elaborates on the aforementioned nickname. ||
 * "As a rule the headship of the man is most complete the lower we go in the social and ethnic scale, and the higher and nobler the race is, the more nearly the marriage relation becomes a partnership on equal terms - the equality, of course, consisting not in the performance of the same duties by the two parties, but in the admirable performance of utterly different duties, and in mutual forbearance and respect"(Roosevelt 162).

Theodore Roosevelt was one of the first advocates for womens' rights. This quote shows that he firmly believed in mutual respect between the two sexes. He also believed that a more sophisticated society would be more capable to believe in equality of the genders. He believed that the equality did not stem from the duties of the genders but instead from the admirable execution of their separate tasks. || ||
 * [[image:800px-PanamaCanal1913a.jpg width="366" height="182" caption="800px-PanamaCanal1913a"]] || "For half a century we have policed that Isthmus in the interest of the little wildcat republic of Colombia. Colombia has behaved infamously about the treaty for the building of the Panama Canal; and I do not intend in the police work that I will have to do in connection with the new insurrection any longer to do for her work which is not merely profitless but brings no gratitude"(Roosevelt 304).

This quote presents foreshadowing of Theodore Roosevelt's construction of the Panama Canal. Theodore Roosevelt undertook the construction of the canal to expedite trade between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. The canal greatly increased the amount of trade taking place. This was one of Theodore Roosevelt's greatest feats. ||
 * In conclusion, Theodore Roosevelt was one of the greatest presidents of all time. He paved the way for new ideas and principles, such as conservation. The feats which he accomplished during his presidency have defined the way our government and society functions today. Due to his great presidency, his face was carved on Mount Rushmore as a ever-lasting symbol of his legacy. || [[image:vcuramnation.com width="297" height="211" caption="(mount-rushmore)"]] ||
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