Yet the campaign he made was not in vain, for in addition to the question of preparation he spoke earnestly of other things, other burning questions, and he always spoke to an enormous body of listeners everywhere.
Lodge acknowledges Roosevelt's impactful campaign on military preparedness and other pressing issues.
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But his own personal ideals he never attempted to thrust upon the world until the day came when they were to be translated into realities of action.
When the future historian traces Theodore Roosevelt's extraordinary career he will find these embodied ideals planted like milestones along the road over which he marched.
So Valiant-for-Truth passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.
He preached unceasingly the familiar morals which lie at the bottom of both family and public life.