With legs locked straight by steel braces, Roosevelt stood coatless and hatless in a bitter wind; his speech was brief—barely longer than Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The world had changed so much in recent times, he told his audience. “We have learned to be citizens of the world,” he said. “We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said, that ‘the only way to have a friend is to be one.’” Roosevelt looked so weak at this moment, his jaw dangled open, as if he was too weary to pull it closed. Many would recount their shock at his appearance.
Citizens of the world are fighting each other!
