Theodore Roosevelt | 'In the Arena' Anniversary

TR's 'Citizenship in a Republic' Was Presented on April 23, 1910.

Theodore Roosevelt delivered the speech entitled “Citizenship in a Republic” at the Sorbonne in Paris on Saturday, April 23, 1910. Its timeless exhortation to citizenship and service is recalled for its passage extolling “The Man in the Arena.” TR took great pains in the preparation of this address. It evolved over the course of three decades of speakin…