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The Literature Page Showing quotations 1 to 20 of 20 total A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. Theodore RooseveltDo what you can, with what you have, where you are. Theodore RooseveltDon't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft! Theodore RooseveltFar better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. Theodore RooseveltPatriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president. Theodore RooseveltTo announce that there must be no criticism of the president, right or wrong - is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Theodore RooseveltTo educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. Theodore Roosevelt When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Theodore RooseveltWhen you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. Theodore RooseveltWhenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. Theodore Roosevelt No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency. Theodore Roosevelt, 'The Strenuous Life,' 1900 Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong. Theodore Roosevelt, 1916 (quoted in the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial CD-ROM) We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out. Theodore Roosevelt, Address at the opening of the gubernatorial campaign, New York City, October 5, 1898 The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others. Theodore Roosevelt, Labor Day speech at Syracuse, NY, Sept 7, 1903 ("Theodore Rex" - Edmund Morris)The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value. Theodore Roosevelt, Speech before the Colorado Live Stock Association, Denver, Colorado, August 19, 1910There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in Chicago, 3 Apr. 1903Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in New York, September 7, 1903 We cannot afford merely to sit down and deplore the evils of city life as inevitable, when cities are constantly growing, both absolutely and relatively. We must set ourselves vigorously about the task of improving them; and this task is now well begun. Theodore Roosevelt, The City in Modern Life, 1926
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