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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHappy Birthday, Secretary Clinton! The Woman in the Arena
Adapted from an excerpt of the speech "Citizenship in a Republic", given by Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, 23 April 1910.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong woman stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the woman who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends herself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if she fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends herself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if she fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that her place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
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Happy Birthday, Secretary Clinton! The Woman in the Arena (Original Post)
lapucelle
Oct 2022
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Siwsan
(26,298 posts)1. I was just about to post a birthday greeting, too!
So I will!!
Happy Birthday Hillary Clinton!!!!!!!!!
BumRushDaShow
(129,641 posts)2. Happy Birthday to a remarkable leader and role model!
And here's to many more!!!
brer cat
(24,624 posts)3. Happy Birthday to a remarkable woman.
Thanks, lapucelle.
betsuni
(25,684 posts)4. Thank you, Hillary for all you've done.
The assholes who bashed you can go to Heck, lots of people here did.
gademocrat7
(10,675 posts)5. Happy Birthday, Secretary Clinton!
Enjoy your special day.💙💙
Boomerproud
(7,970 posts)6. I wonder if she knows that speech.
A fighter for truth and justice. Happy Birthday Hillary!
Niagara
(7,683 posts)7. Happy Birthday, Hillary Rodham Clinton!!
dlk
(11,579 posts)8. Happy Birthday to Secretary Clinton!
She is a once-in-a-generation trailblazer. We are so very fortunate to have been gifted with her brilliant and courageous leadership.
niyad
(113,600 posts)9. Happy Birthday, Madam Secretary. Thank you for all you do.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,650 posts)10. Happy Birthday Hillary Clinton