In spite of the “Hurry! Hurry!” on the outside of your envelope, I did not like to act until I had consulted Mother and thought the matter over; and to be frank with you, old fellow, I am by no means sure that I am doing right now. If it were not that I feel you will be so bitterly disappointed, I would strongly advocate your acquiescing in the decision to leave you off the second squad this year. –“The Proper Place for Sports,” Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt mentions "‘Hurry! Hurry!’ on the outside of your envelope” primarily to reference an inside joke to establish trust with his son. use his son’s own language to show an example of lacking self-control. dismiss his son’s concerns about the timing of the matter. show that he knows that the subject matter is urgent to his son. show that he has deferred these matters to someone else.