Citizenship in a Republic: The Man in the Arena
by Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt's 1910 Sorbonne speech containing the man in the arena passage, in full. Beyond the famous lines: a case for character over cleverness.
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Three things you will actually use
- It is not the critic who counts.
- Character over intellect.
- Dare greatly.
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The man in the arena.
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