{"product_id":"man-in-the-arena-roosevelt-quote-phone-case","title":"Man in the Arena — Roosevelt Quote Phone Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoosevelt gave this speech in Paris in 1910, a year out of office, to an audience that expected measured diplomacy. They got the arena speech instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheodore Roosevelt, \"Citizenship in a Republic\" (1910)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"…who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly…\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoosevelt gave this speech at the Sorbonne on April 23, 1910 — a year after leaving the presidency, returning from fourteen months hunting through East Africa, with nothing left to prove. The \"Man in the Arena\" passage is the most quoted thing he ever said. This line is the hinge: he's not arguing for success. He's arguing that the person who steps into the arena and fails while daring greatly has already crossed a line the critic in the stands never will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll read it every time you pick up your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in the Roosevelt collection: the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/man-in-the-arena-roosevelt-literary-tee\"\u003eMan in the Arena Tee\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/man-in-the-arena-roosevelt-organic-tee\"\u003eMan in the Arena Organic Tee\u003c\/a\u003e. Browse the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/theodore-roosevelt\"\u003efull Roosevelt collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quote sits against black, then stops. A thin warm burnished line — draws the boundary between the argument and the citation. Below it: THEODORE ROOSEVELT then 1910.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case carries two things at once: the words, and the fact that someone specific said them at a specific moment in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe words alone aren't the point. The record is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Case\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTough dual-layer construction — hard polycarbonate outer shell, flexible TPU inner layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised edges protect the screen and camera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInduction charging compatible — works with most wireless devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable for iPhone 11 through iPhone 17 Pro Max\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare note: Keep away from liquids with high alcohol content and prolonged direct sunlight to preserve the design.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one who stepped in. The person whose relationship with failure is not shame but information — who knows the difference between a risk that didn't pay off and a mistake, and doesn't confuse the two. The one who would rather explain a loss than justify never trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarry the dare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTheodore Roosevelt, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1858–1919. Wrote 35 books. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating the end of the Russo-Japanese War — the first American to win one. Also: the reason the US has a national park system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn October 14, 1912, he was shot in the chest before a campaign speech in Milwaukee. The folded manuscript in his breast pocket slowed the bullet. He felt the wound, told the audience he'd been shot, and spoke for 90 minutes before going to the hospital. He lost the election anyway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"Man in the Arena\" speech was delivered at the Sorbonne as part of a post-presidential European tour. Roosevelt was 51 and had already done everything. He gave the speech because he believed it, not because he needed to.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe speech is in the public domain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"iPhone 11","offer_id":42764780011614,"sku":"7836997_15392","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 11 Pro","offer_id":42764780044382,"sku":"7836997_15393","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 11 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780077150,"sku":"7836997_15394","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 mini","offer_id":42764780109918,"sku":"7836997_15396","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12","offer_id":42764780142686,"sku":"7836997_15395","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 Pro","offer_id":42764780175454,"sku":"7836997_15397","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780208222,"sku":"7836997_15398","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 mini","offer_id":42764780240990,"sku":"7836997_15400","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13","offer_id":42764780273758,"sku":"7836997_15399","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 Pro","offer_id":42764780306526,"sku":"7836997_15401","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780339294,"sku":"7836997_15402","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14","offer_id":42764780372062,"sku":"7836997_16125","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Plus","offer_id":42764780404830,"sku":"7836997_16129","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Pro","offer_id":42764780437598,"sku":"7836997_16127","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780470366,"sku":"7836997_16131","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15","offer_id":42764780503134,"sku":"7836997_17715","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Plus","offer_id":42764780535902,"sku":"7836997_17717","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Pro","offer_id":42764780568670,"sku":"7836997_17719","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780601438,"sku":"7836997_17721","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16","offer_id":42764780634206,"sku":"7836997_20306","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Plus","offer_id":42764780666974,"sku":"7836997_20307","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Pro","offer_id":42764780699742,"sku":"7836997_20308","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780732510,"sku":"7836997_20309","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17","offer_id":42764780765278,"sku":"7836997_33989","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Air","offer_id":42764780798046,"sku":"7836997_33990","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Pro","offer_id":42764780830814,"sku":"7836997_33991","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Pro Max","offer_id":42764780863582,"sku":"7836997_33992","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Man_in_the_Arena_Theodore_Roosevelt.png?v=1778795134","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/man-in-the-arena-roosevelt-quote-phone-case","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}