Five Challenges from the Greatest Leadership Quote in a Century
On April 23, 1910 – 112 years ago almost to the day as of this writing – former president Theodore Roosevelt gave what is considered the best speech of his career and provided what is seen as one of the greatest quotes of the century.
His speech, titled “Citizenship in a Republic,” which he delivered in Paris to an audience of thousands, to include minsters, military officers, and students, has since become commonly known as the “Man in the Arena”. Within the speech, Roosevelt touched on many things: his personal family history, human and property rights, war, the responsibilities of citizenship, and France’s falling birthrate. Most notably, though, Roosevelt objected against cynics who looked down at those who were trying to make the world a better place – an issue that is unfortunately still all too common today.
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