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We realized that only those men were fit to live who were not afraid to die; that though death was a terrible thing yet that there were other things that were more terrible, other things that made life not worth living.

We realized that only those men were fit to live who were not afraid to die; that though death was a terrible thing yet that there were other things that were more terrible, other things that made life not worth living.

Theodore Roosevelt encourages the people of Baltimore to subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan in order to aid the war effort. Roosevelt also advocates for young men to sign up to fight and for everyone to help the war effort in every way they can in order to support American democracy. His speech ends with the idea that universal suffrage can only be justified by universal service.

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