Roosevelt was a man of both individual physical fitness and collective national strength. Roosevelt extended his beliefs about strenuous struggle from individuals to nations. His ideal was a nation of men and not weaklings. This man felt as though every man must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do, as he likes with his property or his labor so long as he does not infringe the rights of others. No man is above …showed first 75 words of 594 total…

…showed last 75 words of 594 total…troops to restore order and peace along with public confidence. Civilization was brought to the Philippines and they moved towards self-government. The question of constitutional right was resolved by deciding that Hawaiians and Puerto Ricans would be treated differently. For example, meaning that they would achieve citizenship and constitutional rights only when Congress said the were ready. Roosevelt’s goal was to achieve peace and leave a balanced situation and his efforts in ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**