Thought for the Day
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else"
- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
posted by John Good @ 9:20 PM
3 Comments:
TR is one of my favorite Presidents. No, not on his actions(some good, some bad) but he was willing to put it out there.
I know there was atrocious yellow journalism back then, however I think the people made better judgement calls on elections. Generally speaking that is. They did not have the mass visual propaganda tools we have today.
Glad we are living up to this standard put forth by TR.
Peace.
I guess if Teddy said that to me today, I would respond with, No shit!
That's exactly my feeling.
Human-
Teddy wasn't afraid to speak his mind, like W, but unlike W, Teddy actually thought before he opened his mouth.
POP-
I think most of America finally agrees with you.
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