On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
I preach to you, then, my countrymen, that our country calls not for the life of ease but for the life of strenuous endeavor.
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In his speech "The Strenuous Life," Roosevelt urges his fellow citizens to embrace a life of active effort rather than complacency.
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