He held for the nation ideals of service for the whole world even as he did for the individual to his nation. He was therefore eagerly active in negotiating peace between Russia and Japan and in returning a part of the Chinese indemnity fund. He urged the duty of aiding Cuba and heartily favored our entrance into the Philippines. Other countries fattened themselves through their territorial administration of backward sections, but he insisted that it was America's duty to develop these weaker people and to teach them to walk alone.

Mr. Roosevelt commended the English and Dutch administrators of Malaysia but emphasized the fact that the profit coming to the Europeans was the first consideration, while with us our sole purpose was to benefit the Filipinos even to our own detriment.

He insisted that the ideal had never been filled by any other nation and was so high that few, if any, governments in Europe believed that we would actually give the Cubans self-government and fit the Filipinos to govern themselves.

With this theory of our nation's place in the world, he early saw the necessity of America entering the World War and so he said:

I have a firm conviction that our nation has been divinely called or favored to show to Germany and her allies that they cannot continue in their criminal policy indefinitely without answering for all the suffering and devastation that have been caused (The Great Adventure, p. 198).

National and individual success survives and

thrives only when ideals and effort are bent toward service and follow the rules of righteousness, which are the laws of God. That was the theory that inspired and directed all of Mr. Roosevelt's activities.

CHAPTER VI

A HUMBLE SELF-CONFIDENCE

"The difference between a leader and a boss is that the leader leads and the boss drives."-Theodore Roosevelt.

For God has not given us a timid spirit but a spirit of power and love and discipline.-2 Tim. 1. 7 (Moffatt's translation).

HEODORE ROOSEVELT stood out conspicu

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ously like an officer leading troops into battle as a leader of righteousness; he was a veritable David in courage. His confidence grew out of a consciousness that he was furnished to perform his providentially assigned tasks. He sought advice about the "how" to put a conviction into effective form, but he never asked about "expediency" if he was sure it was right. Fear paralyzes many possible leaders. False humility often checks progress, ruins a career, and defeats a campaign. God's command to "go forward" should always be answered by "I can."

When Mr. Roosevelt had left earth and been carried to his humble cemetery a copy of the poem "The Deacon's Prayer," by Samuel Valentine Cole, was found among treasured papers with many lines scored. Here are three of the important stanzas, voicing the "prayer." They are reproduced by permission of the author: