Teddy Roosevelt "Rough Riders" small canvas bag for "The Man in the Arena"

If you know Teddy Roosevelt, then you know exactly what I'm referring to in the title. I find the "Man in the Arena" passage to be deeply moving and have been looking for something we could create as a reminder that, "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena . . ." This canvas pouch is durable and Made by hand in New England.

— Lee Wright  |  Founder  |  The History List  |  History Camp  |  The Pursuit of History

Shown on the front, Teddy Roosevelt from his Rough Rider days, and on the back, the famous "Man in the Arena" passage from his "Citizenship in a Republic" speech at the Sorbonne in Paris on April 23, 1910:

"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. 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."

The pouch: Cut, sewn, and printed in New England using a 100% cotton canvas that is made in the USA. With a YKK zipper to keep contents secured. 

Spot clean or wash in cold water and line dry.

Size: 7.5" (Height) x 10" (Width) x 3" (Gusset)

The "Rough Rider" design on the front is also available in a crewneck shirt for men and women, in a long-sleeved shirt and a pullover sweatshirt.

Also available, Teddy Roosevelt "Rough Riders" bookmark, sticker, and magnet. 

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