Letter from Charles H. Battey to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles H. Battey compliments Theodore Roosevelt’s recent piece in The Outlook on Wisconsin, and expounds on his perspective of the modern United States. In particular, he derides “the boasting fever without the practices that goes with promise” that has been prevalent in the last quarter-century, the “certain contemptuous attitude of the present to what is not ‘up to date”, and the “nonchalance toward the higher realms of literature, art and music, as well as the science of self-balance.” He closes with a remark that the United States has much to learn from abroad, and that “until we humble ourselves in the sackcloth of actual conditions,” advancement is unlikely.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-05-31
