Do not use household cleaners on the frame or on the acrylic. Important note on the care of framed prints: Use a microfiber cloth or similar to remove dust and fingerprints. We use a museum-grade, non-glare acrylic that offers UV-protection. The print includes the full text as well as the date and location of the speech.Ībout the paper weight and printing process: P rinted in the US on fine art grade 100% cotton rag, acid-free archival paper with archival inks.Ībout the frame: Made in America solid wood frame with your choice of two finishes: Mahogany and Speckled Maple.

The credit belongs to the man 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 himself in a worthy cause who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' 'It is not the critic who counts not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

Our original design includes Teddy Roosevelt and what has become to be called the 'Man in the Arena' passage from his 'Citizenship in a Republic' speech at the Sorbonne in Paris on April 23, 1910: Lee Wright | Founder | The History List | History Camp | The Pursuit of History Everything-the design, printing, frame stock and frames, acrylic, and framing-is made in America.'

The credit belongs to the man 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 himself in a worthy cause who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.įollow Adam on Twitter and e-mail your story ideas to adamvingan (at) .'Thank you for your support of this outstanding print and these beautiful frames.

It is not the critic who counts not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. Here is that speech for those unfamiliar with it: You're going to hear a lot about how Nationals utility man Mark DeRosa read Theodore Roosevelt's ' Man in the Arena' speech before Game 4 of the NLDS (I estimate that at least three game stories will use this anecdote in their respective leads).

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