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Theodore Roosevelt
Case File · Progressive Era

Theodore Roosevelt

1858–1919 · 20th Century · Quotes
The Record

Rough Rider, trust-buster, and conservationist, the 26th president protected 230 million acres of public land and dared Americans to spend themselves in a worthy cause.

The Contradiction

The conservationist with a rifle. He broke monopolies at home and built an empire abroad — engineered Panama's split from Colombia to take the Canal, declared the hemisphere America's beat, won a Nobel while preaching the strenuous virtue of war. The progressive hero also drafted the playbook for a century of intervention.

The Doctrine

“Speak softly and carry a big stick — and the world becomes your beat.”

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