Why Teddy Roosevelt’s face will remain on Mount Rushmore and Trump’s image will never be there or anywhere else
Three quotes
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Friends,
Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th president, was hardly perfect. But he did lead the progressive movement against the robber barons of the Gilded Age. He also understood the office of the presidency and its place in our system of government.
Here are three of my favorite TR quotes, which I find particularly appropriate today. If you are so moved, you might share them. You might include them in a letter to your local paper. If you have the means, you might even place them in an ad in your local paper or perhaps even on a billboard on a highway near you.
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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
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“To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
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“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
INTERESTING HISTORY WORTH EXPLORING:
Theodore Roosevelt
[edit]Theodore Roosevelt read both French and German very well and kept a good number of books written in these languages in his personal library.[29] He first learned German, French, and Latin starting at the age of 13, when his parents hired a tutor, and French was spoken on occasion at the dinner table to encourage fluency.[30] He quite often read fiction, philosophy, religion, and history books in both French and German, for example Tolstoy's Anna Karenina in French translation during his time ranching in the Dakotas.[31][32] He was most comfortable with informal discussions in French, but he made two public addresses in the West Indies in French in 1916.[31] He recognized that, while he spoke French rapidly and was able to understand others, he used unusual grammar "without tense or gender". John Hay, secretary of state under Roosevelt, commented that Roosevelt spoke odd, grammatically incorrect French, but was never difficult to understand.[31]
Though he could read and understand the language thoroughly, Roosevelt struggled to speak German. When Roosevelt attempted to speak with a native German, he had to apologize after botching the attempt.[31] While not fluent in the language, Roosevelt was also able to read Italian.[33] Though he at one point studied Greek and Latin, Roosevelt found both languages a "dreary labor" to translate.[34]
Roosevelt understood some of the Dutch language and taught songs in Dutch to his children and grandchildren, as is documented in a letter in English that he wrote to the painter Nelly Bodenheim in Amsterdam.[35]
GROWING UP IN NEW YORK, WE FREQUENTLY VISITED SAGAMORE HILL
The Summer White House
Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. During Roosevelt's time in office, his "Summer White House" was the focus of international attention. Explore 83 acres of natural surroundings, historic buildings and trails to become inspired by the legacy of one of America's most popular presidents.
DURING ONE SUCH VISIT, WE ENCOUNTERED ALICE ROOSEVELT &
QUICKLY DEPARTED TO ALLOW HER PRIVACY.
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