State of the Union Address

By Theodore Roosevelt

State of the Union Address - Theodore Roosevelt
  • Release Date: 1919-01-06
  • Genre: U.S. History

Description

There will undoubtedly be periods of depression. The wave will recede; but the tide will advance. This Nation is seated on a continent flanked by two great oceans. It is composed of men the descendants of pioneers, or, in a sense, pioneers themselves; of men winnowed out from among the nations of the Old World by the energy, boldness, and love of adventure found in their own eager hearts. Such a Nation, so placed, will surely wrest success from fortune.