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 ====== Theodore Roosevelt Speech ======
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-Roosevelt's speech refers to the speech that United States President Theodore Roosevelt gave to Trinity on June 16th, 1918. It was during an open-air ceremony to over 5,000 people before [[commencement|Commencement]] that year. The place where he stood on the [[long_walk|Long Walk]] to deliver his speech was later honored with a [[roosevelt_plaque|plaque]].
-The speech itself was centered on the conflict happening at the time, the Great War or World War I as it is now known. The flags of the allied countries of Belgium, Britain, Italy, and France hung next to the United States flag over Roosevelt as he gave the speech. He spoke against "boasting", and the tendency for Americans to claim glory and power over the opposing forces, mainly Germany, but not follow through with actual participation in the war. He referenced a Bible quote to summarize this point, its Latin translation reading "One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off". The quote in its original Latin is found on the plaque.
+[{{ :luther_roosevelt_1918.jpg?300|President Flavel Sweeten Luther (left) and Theodore Roosevelt (right) at commencement, June 17, 1918. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}]
-Though he never mentions his sons that were fighting the war, he did make reference to his cousin, Frank Roosevelt, who was a Trinity graduate. He had died on duty for the National Guard in New York, and Roosevelt used his story as an example of the American nationalism and spirit he wanted to see in American citizens. He criticized those who had wanted peace during the Civil War and fought for neither side, stating that it would have only delayed inevitable wars later on. He critiqued current pacifists of the World War, he himself only wanting peace when "Germany beaten to her knees".
+On June 16, 1918, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, invited by his friend President [[luther_flavel_sweeten|Flavel Sweeten Luther]], visited Trinity and gave a speech during an open-air ceremony to over 5,000 people before [[commencement|Commencement]]. The place where he stood on the [[long_walk|Long Walk]] to deliver the speech was later honored with a [[roosevelt_plaque|plaque]].
-The closing statement to his speech was "Our business is to win the war and to win it now".
+Roosevelt centered his speech on the current conflict--the Great War, or World War I--as flags of the allied countries of Belgium, Britain, Italy, and France hung next to the flag of the United States over Roosevelt. In his speech, he spoke against "boasting," the tendency for Americans to claim glory and power over the opposing forces, mainly Germany, but not following through with actual participation in the war. He quoted a Bible verse: "One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off." This quote in its original Latin is found on the Roosevelt plaque.
+Though he never mentioned his sons who were fighting the war, President Roosevelt did make reference to his cousin, Frank Roosevelt, who was a Trinity graduate. He had died while on duty for the National Guard in New York, and President Roosevelt used Frank's story as an example of the American nationalism and spirit he wanted to see in American citizens. He criticized those who had wanted peace during the [[civil_war|Civil War]] and fought for neither side, stating that it would have only delayed inevitable wars later on. Roosevelt critiqued current pacifists of the World War, he himself only wanting to give peace to "a Germany beaten to her knees."
+The closing statement to Roosevelt's speech was "Our business is to win the war and to win it now."
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 [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tripod/2072/|Trinity Tripod]], 06/22/1918.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/bulletin/67/|Trinity College Bulletin]], 1918, pp. 3-15.
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/bulletin/67/|Trinity College Bulletin (Commencement)]], 1918, pp. 3-15.