In the speech, Roosevelt addresses America’s status as a still young country, the New World. And, it is only a small excerpt from a much larger piece. The speech was clearly a synthesis of Theodore Roosevelt’s philosophy toward life. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood who strives valiantly who errs and comes short again and again who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” “ It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. Roosevelt had a keen awareness of what was occurring in the world, politically. The speech itself covered many ideas and comments on both the New World (America) and the Old World (Europe). Roosevelt was en route back to the United States after a year-long expedition he’d taken on behalf of the Smithsonian Museum. The speech was titled “Citizenship in a Republic” and was 35 pages long. What is today referred to by many as “The Man in the Arena” speech was delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910. Theodore Roosevelt left Presidential office in 1909 and in the year that followed, he traveled extensively and spoke to various audiences. Although it was delivered more than 100 years ago, it continues to have lasting impact today. Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Man in the Arena" speech is one such speech.
Sometimes excerpts even make their way out of history books and into pop culture.
When a speech is well-written and resonates with its audience, it may become a staple in historical collective memory.
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