On the record
The change which would be unaccompanied by hardship if it came slowly, may be fraught with severe suffering if it comes too fast, even when it is in the end beneficial.
Source
gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “The change which would be unaccompanied by hardship if it came slowly, may be fraught with severe suffering if it comes…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt discusses the potential suffering caused by rapid change, even if it is ultimately beneficial.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Feb 23, 1912
I will accept the nomination for President if it is tendered to me, and I will adhere to this decision until the convention has expressed its preference.
Apr 22, 1910
The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be cynic, or fop, or voluptuary.
Apr 22, 1910
Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
Other voices in this conversation
