Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
Cody and Theodore Roosevelt were acquainted. It is likely that he used the “Rough Rider” phrase in the name of his proposed school. See {612422}
TR was then a Lieutenant Colonel and the regiment he organized was an unusual combination of Ivy League College men, cowboys from the West, and Black Buffalo Soldiers.
Note the powers and level of cooperation the President gave to his commission. In the next hundred years, Presidents would reach the point where no commission—not even a Congressional Investigation—can have access to all documents of any major department.
The term “slave soldiers” oversimplifies the relationships which existed in Islamic societies. For example the Sultans of the Ottoman Turks established networks of non-Muslim minorities, Christians, Jews and others who while slaves could wield tremendous power. Grand Viziers were even slaves. The slavery concept meant that the Sultan had the power of arbitrary life and death over the soldier which is what he wanted for his key units. Islamic law prohibited Muslims from holding other Muslims as slaves.
Earlier in his life, the President had very racist views towards the American Indian as can be seen in {588991}. However, in his regiment he organized—the Rough Riders—for the Spanish American War, there were a number of Native Americans who acquitted themselves with distinction and Roosevelt had a change of mind and heart. Further he was somewhat older and had time to reflect on the irrationality of his earlier view.
- Born: October 27, 1858
- Died: January 6, 1919
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an American statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th vice president of the United States from March to September 1901. Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
