Especially as regards what was done in Panama, I want to say that while I was most anxious to deserve the approval of my countrymen, and while I was very glad to be elected President, I would without one moment’s hesitation have given up the second term in the Presidency rather than not to have begun the Panama Canal.
Roosevelt expresses his dedication to the Panama Canal project, valuing it over his political career.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
Other voices in this conversation
