Obviously, if I like Teddy he has to be a true great. ;-)
Roosevelt had a way about him. I think he knew that you have to be able to back up the smack-talk and walk the walk. But he was definitely aware of restraint and an even head. His urging for calm in the racist West as whites rallied against Asians comes to mind.
And he's known for love of drumming up war, but I think his motivations there were fueled more for love of country and wanting to launch the US onto the world stage. Esp. in his study of naval history, I think he had a rare gift for maybe not predicting, but forecasting the future of military operations. It was no secret that a powerful US needed to be a world power in combat first and foremost.
The interesting question is whether or not that is still true. I'd argue that military power is 2nd to economic power and in that our govt. isn't looking out for our interests well.
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Roosevelt had a way about him. I think he knew that you have to be able to back up the smack-talk and walk the walk. But he was definitely aware of restraint and an even head. His urging for calm in the racist West as whites rallied against Asians comes to mind.
And he's known for love of drumming up war, but I think his motivations there were fueled more for love of country and wanting to launch the US onto the world stage. Esp. in his study of naval history, I think he had a rare gift for maybe not predicting, but forecasting the future of military operations. It was no secret that a powerful US needed to be a world power in combat first and foremost.
The interesting question is whether or not that is still true. I'd argue that military power is 2nd to economic power and in that our govt. isn't looking out for our interests well.