Said Mr. Roosevelt: "Those are sticks That keep away from politics. Let upright fellows jump right in, And try their best to fight and win. You'll do the nation good; and you Will get good from the nation, too. If you can't work with other men, Perhaps you are too good; and then Perhaps you aren't, but finicky, -- A foolish eccentricity." Which isn't vague magniloquence, But downright Roosevelt common sense! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 5 by CONRAD AIKEN TO DICK, ON HIS SIXTH BIRTHDAY by SARA TEASDALE |