
The Strenuous Life
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Adriel Brandt
Theodore Roosevelt began this 1899 speech with his thesis: “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.” He discusses how the many hardships of his life shaped him for the better. Roosevelt believed that if Americans wished to succeed in the world, they would need to embrace the virtue of hard work. He applied this same belief to foreign affairs, stating that America must establish itself as a powerful military force and exert this power when necessary.
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1. Prepare to fight now so you are ready when called upon.
2. When the battle of good and evil demands action we must fight for democracy and civilization.
3. Don’t be misguided by arguments for peace at all costs. They are seductive but flawed.
Those who preach peace now above all else are misguided. His example of the North sitting out the civil war in favor of peace is one of the best articulated intuitive arguments I can remember. This passage is from 5:20 to 7:26.
The argument is mostly about what the citizenry should ask if it’s nation to make the nation strong and meaningful. But in the first 5.5 minutes he argue what makes a hearty and meaningful citizen. That part is very helpful for outlining a course for one’s own life. In an age when church-going is waning, TR gives a secular message of meaning that will ring true to many in modern life.
Now as for the narrator….
A ‘professional narrator’, he is not.
A ‘passionate narrator who breathes life into the speech’, he definitely is.
The narrator does a pretty good job communicating the passionate tone that Roosevelt intended, It is clearly an amateur recording, especially in the editing. I cut him a lot of slack. He is using his time and effort and resources to bring to life a recording that is essential to American revitalization.
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——A Message for the Narrator——
(and the sound engineer if he is reading)…
TR would have been very proud of your American spirit and he would have sought better from those who deride you for imperfection. Keep up your excellent effort. It brings important public domain publications to a wide modern audience.
Very Sincere and Passionate Arguments
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