On this Thanksgiving day a quote from one of my favorite Presidents—and it’s quite apropos of the dangerous times we are in: “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” - Teddy Roosevelt - ThreadSky

denverr.bsky.social • 148 days ago

On this Thanksgiving day a quote from one of my favorite Presidents—and it’s quite apropos of the dangerous times we are in:

“Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”

- Teddy Roosevelt

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highlyedited.bsky.social•148 days ago

And America as a nation is primed to enter the deepest part of an abusive relationship. Our character is indeed what will determine how and when we will manage to escape said abusive relationship.

jptottenham2.bsky.social•148 days ago

Thanks for that quote. It was what I was thinking, but not quite able to articulate

quothpam.bsky.social•148 days ago

Trump will squat in, and defile the White House. His character is composed of lies, greed, ignorance, narcissism, vindictivness, and cruelty.

akorvin.bsky.social•148 days ago

Don’t hold your breath.
Take Russia. The character elevated idiots or brutal monsters in power for centuries.

dbhoosier.bsky.social•148 days ago

All too often, we have valued personality over character. Now is one of those times.

blondetwit.bsky.social•148 days ago

Character has gone the way of the repeatedly kicked horse.

lunatic546.bsky.social•148 days ago

Because character didn’t matter is EXACTLY how we got here.

sgtgranny.bsky.social•148 days ago

Hate to say it but character is in short supply these days - everywhere.

thestoicone.bsky.social•148 days ago

Absolutely! Character matters…more than all else matters.

cincigal.bsky.social•147 days ago

'A vote is like a rifle, it's usefulness depends upon the character of the user.' Theodore Roosevelt

tll6601.bsky.social•148 days ago

I’m proud of the fact that Teddy Roosevelt is a distant cousin of mine, as is FDR; both were men of superb character.

rachkp.bsky.social•145 days ago

That's cool!

ruinleon.bsky.social•148 days ago

Alot of people are unironically related to ted Roosevelt including Taylor swift

salmonsuzy.bsky.social•145 days ago

A quote that belongs to days gone by, unfortunately.

tronquer.bsky.social•148 days ago

He wasn't wrong, no character no nothing

oldunreliable.bsky.social•148 days ago

And it is failure of character which defines the American right. In MAGA through its enthusiastic embrace of denialism and conspiracy theories; in the Republican Party by its self-abasement before Trump.

oldunreliable.bsky.social•148 days ago

And among Christians by the discarding of their principles regarding personal integrity in political candidates.

jeremybateman.bsky.social•148 days ago

"Four score and seven years ago...." -Abe Lincoln
"Ask not what your country can do for, ask what you can do for your country"- JFK
"Everything in life should be done with reflection." – John Adams
"If the problem is fear, the answer is knowledge." – Joe Biden

"Bing Bing bong bong" Drumpf

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