“The Strenuous Life” is the speech delivered by Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th President of the United States of America. According to Wikipedia, the speech was delivered on April 10, 1899, in Chicago, Illinois. The speech was conveyed months after the Senate had sanctioned the treaty with Spain that established the Philippines as a colony of the United States and toward the beginning of the three-years Philippine-America War. The speech is based on the personal life experiences of Theodore…
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