The Strenuous Life
The Works of Theodore Roosevelt, Volume 12 (of 14)
The Strenuous Life, published in 1900, collects speeches and essays written by Theodore Roosevelt in the years when he rose from the Spanish-American War to the governorship of New York and the vice presidency. The title address, delivered in Chicago in 1899, calls on Americans to reject ease and embrace a life of effort, duty and national greatness. Other pieces deal with expansion and the new overseas possessions, political reform, civic duty, character and success, the American boy, military preparedness, Admiral Dewey, Grant, the labor question and Christian citizenship. Energetic and moralizing, the book shows the ideas Roosevelt carried into the White House. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first essay is free.
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