It is not enough to be well-meaning and kindly but weak.

Neither is it enough to be well-meaning and kindly, but weak.

Neither is it enough to be strong, unless morality and decency go hand in hand with strength.

We must possess the qualities which make us do our duty in our homes and among our neighbors,

and in addition we must possess the qualities which are indispensable

to the makeup of every great and masterful nation, the qualities of courage and hardihood,

of individual initiative, and yet of power to combine for a common end, and above all,

the resolute determination to permit no man and no set of men to sunder us one from the other

by lines of caste or creed or section. We must act upon the motto of all for each and each

for all. There must be ever present in our minds the fundamental truth that in a republic such as

ours the only safety is to

stand neither for nor against any man because he is rich or because he is poor because he is engaged

in one occupation or another because he works with his brains or because he works with his hands

we must treat each man on his own worth and merits as a man.

We must see that each is given a square deal

because he is entitled to know more and should receive no less.

Theodore Roosevelt.

Welcome to the history of the 20th century.

Music Welcome to the history of the 20th century. Episode 42. A Square Deal for Every Man In November 1904, Theodore Roosevelt broke the vice president's curse by becoming the first

vice president to take office through the death of his predecessor and then get elected in his

own right afterward. And he did it convincingly, winning the election with an historic margin.

In 1904, there was no legal or constitutional impediment to a president pursuing a third term.

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