Quote#Children
Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world…
Quote byTheodore Roosevelt · 1858–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to John Hay, American Ambassador to the Court of St. James, London, written in Washington, DC (June 7, 1897).
English (original)
Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world powers? No! The young giant of the West stands on a continent and clasps the crest of an ocean in either hand. Our nation, glorious in youth and strength, looks into the future with eager eyes and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.
— Theodore Roosevelt
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