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A vigorous, emotional, and outspoken man both personally and in politics, Roosevelt created the enduring international image of an [[America]] with cowboy values of courage, initiative and hardiness.

A vigorous, emotional, and outspoken man both personally and in politics, Roosevelt created the enduring international image of an [[America]] with cowboy values of courage, initiative and hardiness.

Roosevelt enlarged the presidency because he made it a "bully pulpit" for national uplift and inspiration. He preached as much as he politicked. He felt responsible for the well-being and morals of the whole country. He set an example of how a large, strenuous life could be led, and he invited others to renew their energies and apply them to public causes. He strongly endorsed motherhood and criticized women who had careers while neglecting motherhood.<ref>See "Theodore Roosevelt on Motherhood and the Welfare of the State," ''Population and Development Review,'' Vol. 13, No. 1 (Mar., 1987), pp. 141-147 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1972126 online]</ref>  Roosevelt promoted having large families, and opposed the use of [[birth control]], believing that it would result in more [[abortion]]s.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/theodore-roosevelt-considered-abortion-infanticide/</ref>

Roosevelt enlarged the presidency because he made it a "bully pulpit" for national uplift and inspiration. He preached as much as he politicked. He felt responsible for the well-being and morals of the whole country. He set an example of how a large, strenuous life could be led, and he invited others to renew their energies and apply them to public causes. He strongly endorsed motherhood and criticized women who had careers while neglecting motherhood.<ref>See "Theodore Roosevelt on Motherhood and the Welfare of the State," ''Population and Development Review,'' Vol. 13, No. 1 (Mar., 1987), pp. 141-147 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1972126 online]</ref>  Roosevelt promoted having large families, and opposed the use of [[birth control]], believing that it would result in more [[abortion]]s.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/theodore-roosevelt-considered-abortion-infanticide/ Theodore Roosevelt Considered Abortion ‘Pre-Natal Infanticide’]</ref>

In the contest between [[conservation and environmentalism]], Roosevelt supported the conservation and optimum use of natural resources and opposed the environmentalists of the day, such as [[John Muir]].

In the contest between [[conservation and environmentalism]], Roosevelt supported the conservation and optimum use of natural resources and opposed the environmentalists of the day, such as [[John Muir]].