“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
There are various definitions of 'greatness' and 'strength'. They're, especially in figurative or rhetorical use, ambiguous words. In this quote, though, it's possible to take Roosevelt's words to define greatness as some combination of ardor, resolve, and propsensity to action. Notice that these three notions don't include accomplishment or prominence. That is, a great man need not be effectual or recognized, and a man chronicled in history books need not be great.
David Starkey is inspirational. I'm so happy that he is, once again, active and with a media presence. How strange that our Society can accommodate both Starkey and Stormzy.
This is what debate looks like - although of course we only see a part of this one. But in real debate, each side gets the chance to put their case without interruption, so that we get to hear it fully, before cross questioning, and everything is done in a civilized fair way. It's completely different from a TV "debate" between political leaders, where everyone shouts over everyone else and the host can be biased as well. I wish in politics, especially before elections, we could have real university union style debates like this.
Listen to Starkey young people. Age equates to wisdom. It is better to fight and lose than never have fought at all, it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Starkey always manages to insult his audience whilst piercing them with truth. 😂 Placing himself in the midst of the argument was a stroke of genius and a well deserved slight to the establishment.
Multiplication is for calculating an area. Addition is for calculating the length of line. The last girl said it correct, you cannot define as you wish to just say makes no sense. It’s basic math
Great ages and periods in history are more often associated with a great man than they are with a specific date. No one know what happened to or anything about Greg the Baker 2,000 years ago in modern day Israel. We know what happened and think of that era and place because of Jesus.
Соционика есть такая дисциплина, там есть Гексли теперь Вы все Гексли. Я лав Черчиль фор хис сеинг оф ай вуд невер станд вэн я мэй сит , ор сит онсе то лай ис ок
Great moment in history 26th Feb 2022 “I am here. We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this, “That is it. That’s all I wanted to tell you. Glory to Ukraine,” If he'd scurried away then Ukraine would have fallen
To Starkey (read in Churchill’s voice for effect): _You might not be among the top hundred men but you will most certainly be among the top hundred historians._
Oxford Union is one of the few things that make the internet worth all the trouble its brought. Never before in history could somebody like me get to see these great debates.
The girl in the background is probably taking the place of many intelligent men /women that would love to listen to Starkey. Sad what's happned to great institutions. Imagine McDonald's if it had a diversity of customer with those chosen not liking bugers.
Maybe she wrote his speech, and as brilliant actress was looking how folk were reacting in the most discrete way she could imagine. Perhaps she'll go on to influence a child or twelve as much as Mr Starkey was by his fine influencer.
Leaders make meaningful decisions with wide-ranging consequences - choosing whether or not to go to war has thousands or even millions of lives resting upon it. Great engineers can revolutionise technological advancement. It's absurd to deny this.
This man IS a marvel...he comes across so very well even to the working man..as well as those in the privileged position such as Oxford..the ones who SHOULD be upcoming in their OWN thought processes but are instead sitting back and regurgitating literal bile from but a seed that was given to them by a self serving lecturer
Starkey is back! Re-educated. No more a wrong-speaker. Standing with the current thing. Entertaingly delivered. Nice room, chocca with brainy youth. It's all about the kids! ;D
I was actually in attendance at that debate and I can reassure you that it wasn't anything sinister - Dr Starkey had a cough and had to stop for a minute whilst somebody got him a glass of water, so due to time he moved on to the Tudors.
To think that the greatest men of human history did not make their mark by being strong characters and pushing against all odds for the continuation of traditional Judeau-Christian values is an absurdity. Why do you think Dr Starkey is delusional?
We tell children how unique and limitless they are in potential but also that the individual really doesn't matter, that they are their immutable characteristics, their sex (yes that's not something 'assigned' by doctors at birth as if on the toss of a coin), their skin colour and their sexual proclivities and that the events of their lives depend on large structural forces? That they are born guilty or what's worse labour under the weight of institutions designed to prevent them from successfully reaching their potential.
It would be good if that young woman behind could deal with her head-lice in private. That non-stop self grooming is extremely distracting in anybody’s line of vision. If she’s not interested in the talk, why is she there spoiling it for everybody?
How brainwashed you are… where on earth is the bigotry you suggest, considering the classical European social doctrines that have been so mercilessly ruined by other continents?
I wonder if many of them there are on joined up writing yet? ✍️ And is it true there's a masters or postgraduate in spelling now in Oxford? As its quite a thing now in Oxford to take in students that are really just planks and even give them professorships for such things as Origami, basket weaving and toy making ; all for the virtue of levelling up or something 🤔
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Theodore Roosevelt
There are various definitions of 'greatness' and 'strength'. They're, especially in figurative or rhetorical use, ambiguous words. In this quote, though, it's possible to take Roosevelt's words to define greatness as some combination of ardor, resolve, and propsensity to action. Notice that these three notions don't include accomplishment or prominence. That is, a great man need not be effectual or recognized, and a man chronicled in history books need not be great.
@@declup Precisely.
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David Starkey is inspirational. I'm so happy that he is, once again, active and with a media presence.
How strange that our Society can accommodate both Starkey and Stormzy.
Starky's breadth of knowledge and historical context that blows the opposition away....
Love David Starkey. National treasure.
✌David Starkey is back ✌ Oxford Union thankyou.
His oratory is second to none. Which was a trait many of the people he is talking about possessed. Good to see him back.
Starkey is a great man.
One name is enough to prove the Great Man theory of history, Napoleon Bonaparte.
Brilliant, Dr Starkey! Brilliantly stated. I am in awe. Absolutely fascinating. I doff my cap to you, sir.
This is what debate looks like - although of course we only see a part of this one. But in real debate, each side gets the chance to put their case without interruption, so that we get to hear it fully, before cross questioning, and everything is done in a civilized fair way. It's completely different from a TV "debate" between political leaders, where everyone shouts over everyone else and the host can be biased as well. I wish in politics, especially before elections, we could have real university union style debates like this.
Outstanding 👏👏👏👏👏
Listen to Starkey young people. Age equates to wisdom. It is better to fight and lose than never have fought at all, it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Brilliant, well read and erudite.
Great MEN built this world...... if not for them, we would STILL be living in a cave........
God bless you and all u do
It was Athena not Venus/Aphrodite who sprung from the head of Zeus.
I caught that too, but such is thinking on the fly.
Starkey always manages to insult his audience whilst piercing them with truth. 😂 Placing himself in the midst of the argument was a stroke of genius and a well deserved slight to the establishment.
Starkey has more vigour and energy then people half his age.
Zelensky is not fighting he is doing various photo-ops in various eu countries.
Zelenski deserves more credit than that. He is also investing in luxury real estate around the world for his retirement.
💪🏻
Multiplication is for calculating an area. Addition is for calculating the length of line. The last girl said it correct, you cannot define as you wish to just say makes no sense. It’s basic math
Starkey should go on: Joe Rogan, Jocko Walnick, Patrick Ben David, Ben Shapiro, Gad Saad. He will get a worldwide audience virtually instantly
Bravo!
That girl in the background constantly fidgeting with her hair kinda proves his point lol
When you see this for the second or third time that girl behind him constantly fiddling annoys the piss out of you (sorry)
Agree, imagine sitting next to or behind her, would drive you mad.
Great ages and periods in history are more often associated with a great man than they are with a specific date. No one know what happened to or anything about Greg the Baker 2,000 years ago in modern day Israel. We know what happened and think of that era and place because of Jesus.
I would imagine great women also make history, but perhaps more as influencers rather than people making society changing decisions.
Happily, some people can still do sarcasm well.
Соционика есть такая дисциплина, там есть Гексли теперь Вы все Гексли. Я лав Черчиль фор хис сеинг оф ай вуд невер станд вэн я мэй сит , ор сит онсе то лай ис ок
Great moment in history 26th Feb 2022
“I am here. We are not putting down arms. We will be defending our country, because our weapon is truth, and our truth is that this is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend all of this, “That is it. That’s all I wanted to tell you. Glory to Ukraine,”
If he'd scurried away then Ukraine would have fallen
He's wrong. Zelensky was and STILL IS a clown.
Of course great men set the way, stupid to say otherwise.
This élite became commie.
To Starkey (read in Churchill’s voice for effect):
_You might not be among the top hundred men but you will most certainly be among the top hundred historians._
Amazing
Never fails. Such a well articulated speaker.
An absolute genius
Great to see Starkey back in the public eye. A brilliant mind.
Brilliant bigot
@@helicoptergunship having a mind and being a bigot are steadily becoming synonyms in this brave new world.
@@johnmurray5573 not really, bigot apologist
He's not gonna shag you mate
@@jamesjenkins6093 🤣🤣
God bless you David. You will go down in history as a true gent and a man of truth.
Legend.
The study of history allows us to see the present in context.
People who study history, recognize the mistakes that can effect the future.
Always a treat.
Oxford Union is one of the few things that make the internet worth all the trouble its brought. Never before in history could somebody like me get to see these great debates.
The 19th Century produced - besides Thomas Carlyle - Napoleon, Lincoln, Bismarck, and Gladstone. To think that great men do not make history...
Welcome back David. The tide is turning?
Dr Starkey is actually something of a titan in my view
The girl in the background is probably taking the place of many intelligent men /women that would love to listen to Starkey. Sad what's happned to great institutions. Imagine McDonald's if it had a diversity of customer with those chosen not liking bugers.
Maybe she wrote his speech, and as brilliant actress was looking how folk were reacting in the most discrete way she could imagine. Perhaps she'll go on to influence a child or twelve as much as Mr Starkey was by his fine influencer.
Leaders make meaningful decisions with wide-ranging consequences - choosing whether or not to go to war has thousands or even millions of lives resting upon it. Great engineers can revolutionise technological advancement. It's absurd to deny this.
This man IS a marvel...he comes across so very well even to the working man..as well as those in the privileged position such as Oxford..the ones who SHOULD be upcoming in their OWN thought processes but are instead sitting back and regurgitating literal bile from but a seed that was given to them by a self serving lecturer
Bottom line: It's the woman's fault;)
Oh for any leftys, this is called a DEBATE....
Why aren’t men like him in government!?
Starkey is back! Re-educated. No more a wrong-speaker. Standing with the current thing. Entertaingly delivered. Nice room, chocca with brainy youth. It's all about the kids! ;D
*entertainingly ;)
*entertainingly ;)
Entertainingly. But it's better to appreciate your point than criticise
your triping. 🙂
Don’t agree on Ukraine
Why was the video edited when Dr Starkey talks about the opposition's comments on Hitler (6:03)?
Good point. Censoring speech alive and well in the Oxford Union.
I was actually in attendance at that debate and I can reassure you that it wasn't anything sinister - Dr Starkey had a cough and had to stop for a minute whilst somebody got him a glass of water, so due to time he moved on to the Tudors.
I think he's delusional on this.
To think that the greatest men of human history did not make their mark by being strong characters and pushing against all odds for the continuation of traditional Judeau-Christian values is an absurdity. Why do you think Dr Starkey is delusional?
We tell children how unique and limitless they are in potential but also that the individual really doesn't matter, that they are their immutable characteristics, their sex (yes that's not something 'assigned' by doctors at birth as if on the toss of a coin), their skin colour and their sexual proclivities and that the events of their lives depend on large structural forces? That they are born guilty or what's worse labour under the weight of institutions designed to prevent them from successfully reaching their potential.
It would be good if that young woman behind could deal with her head-lice in private. That non-stop self grooming is extremely distracting in anybody’s line of vision. If she’s not interested in the talk, why is she there spoiling it for everybody?
Absolute bigot but loved his monarchy series as a kid
Absolute m-0ron here, get over yourself smooth brain.
How brainwashed you are… where on earth is the bigotry you suggest, considering the classical European social doctrines that have been so mercilessly ruined by other continents?
Of course great men make history just look at Elon Musk total proof great men make history.
I wonder if many of them there are on joined up writing yet? ✍️ And is it true there's a masters or postgraduate in spelling now in Oxford? As its quite a thing now in Oxford to take in students that are really just planks and even give them professorships for such things as Origami, basket weaving and toy making ; all for the virtue of levelling up or something 🤔