Should be required reading for all US presidential candidates and all elected officials. Roosevelt's presidency is a compelling and undeniable prescription for how to lead effectively from the intrinsically trustworthy center of the political spectrum. Founder John Adams said, "Public business must always be done by somebody or other. if wise men decline it others will not. If honest men refuse it others will not. Riches will not console a man under the reflection he has acted a mean mercenary part in life." Theodore Roosevelt was a wise and honest man who rose to that challenge perhaps more than any US President other than Washington or Lincoln.