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Summary Of Duties Of American Citizenship By Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States and one of the greatest people of the country. We all know him as a courageous person who proved that “great men are not born great, they grow great.” His speech “Duties of American Citizenship” took place in January 26, 1883 in the time when he was a member of New York State Assembly. It describes the reasons why every citizen of the country should participate in the political process.
Politic has always been considered as an activity which does not affect ordinary people. Most people are limited to voting. Roosevelt in his speech wanted to say that good citizens should not just choose between two or more candidates, they must offer their solutions to the problems. Despite the …show more content…

Every man who decides to work in politics should be guided by well intentions for the good of the country and not to satisfy his personal needs. Furthermore, Roosevelt states that a good politician cannot change everything in short time. He has to start from the bottom and do not promise more than he can do. In the epilogue the speaker sums that those men who decide participate in the life of the country should be Americanized. He explains that it is does not matter where they come from or what they do for living, everything they do they do for America. Roosevelt does not try to be aggressive in his speech and offers people to think about his proposal. He gives proofs why people should be in politics and accompanied with appropriate …show more content…

Theodore Roosevelt skillfully applies inductive reasoning in the speech. At first, he takes facts and then draws conclusions based on those facts. For instance, he affirms “begin with a little thing, and do not expect to accomplish anything without an effort”, and then he explains why he thinks so: “if a man feels that the politics of his city are very corrupt…, it would be an excellent idea to start from his district”. The speaker infers that every potential politic should start from the beginning and fight for the triumph. Only a single lucky person can start from the top. Logic sequence, used by Roosevelt, persuades his audience and delivers the information

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