Theodore Roosevelt Quotes - Page 2

• The worst lesson that can be taught to a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Rely Upon, Suffering

  Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.115, Taylor Trade Publications

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• When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Presidential, Guilt, Answers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Criticism, Important, President

  Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “1914-1919”

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• There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Country, Political, Immigration

  Speech in New York, 12 October 1915, in 'Works', Memorial edition (1925) vol. 20, p. 457

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• Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Country, Patriotic, Years

  Theodore Roosevelt (1921). “Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials”

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• All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Law, Political, Purpose

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena”, p.138, Cornell University Press

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• Our government, National and State, must be freed from the sinister influence or control of special interests. Exactly as the special interests of cotton and slavery threatened our political integrity before the Civil War, so now the great special business interests too often control and corrupt the men and methods of government for their own profit. We must drive the special interests out of politics.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Integrity, War, Men

  Theodore Roosevelt (1975). “The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt: Condensed from the Original Ed., Supplemented by Letters, Speeches, and Other Writings, and Edited with an Introd. by Wayne Andrews”, Octagon Press, Limited

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• Most of us tiptoe through life in order to make it safely to death.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Order, Tiptoes

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• The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Love, Inspirational, Wisdom

  Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “Letters: The days of Armageddon, 1909-1914”

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• Far better is it 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 a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Speech to Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., 10 Apr. 1899 See Theodore Roosevelt 1; Theodore Roosevelt 2; Theodore Roosevelt 18

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• A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Bible, Christian, Education

  "Stepping Stone : The Complete Bible Narratives". Book by John Thomas Clark, 1941.

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• Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Life, Work, Successful

  Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “America and the World War”, p.260, Cosimo, Inc.

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• A soft, easy life is not worth living, if it impairs the fibre of brain and heart and muscle. We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high 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

  Running, Heart, Sacrifice

  Theodore Roosevelt (1926). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt”

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• The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Relationship, Success

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Any man who tries to excite class hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds, any kind of hatred in our community, though he may affect to do it in the interest of the class he is addressing, is in the long run with absolute certainly that class's own worst enemy.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Life, Running, Hate

  Theodore Roosevelt (1910). “The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects”

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• In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Firsts, Facts

  Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “Letters of Theodore Roosevelt: The days of Armageddon, 1900-1914”

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• It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to them and not to their servants in office—any other theory is incompatible with the foundation principles of our government.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Mean, Government, People

  William L. Ransom, Theodore Roosevelt (2007). “Majority Rule and the Judiciary: An Examination of Current Proposals for Constitutional Change Affecting the Relation of Courts to Legislation”, p.6, The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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• The mother is the one supreme asset of national life; she is more important by far than the successful statesman, or business man, or artist, or scientist.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Mother, Successful, Artist

  Theodore Roosevelt (1910). “Works: Presidential addresses and state papers, Dec. 3, 1901, June 1910, and European addresses. 8 v”

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• Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Second Amendment, Speak, Deals

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.78, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• You can't choose your potential, but you can choose to fulfill it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

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• The bosses of the Democratic party and the bosses of the Republican party alike have a closer grip than ever before on the party machines in the States and in the Nation. This crooked control of both the old parties by the beneficiaries of political and business privilege renders it hopeless to expect any far-reaching and fundamental service from either.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Party, Boss, Political

  "Platform Insincerity". The Outlook Magazine, Vol. 101, No. 13, p. 660, July 27, 1912.

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• A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Real, Patriotic, Issues

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• A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Country, Men, Squares

  Speech, Springfield, Ill., 4 July 1903 See Theodore Roosevelt 12

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• Get action. Do things; be sane; don't fritter away your time; create, act, take a place wherever you are and be somebody; get action.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Action, Sane, Wherever You Are

  Theodore Roosevelt, Eugene Thwing (1919). “The life and meaning of Theodore Roosevelt”

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• No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Patriotic, Men, Asking Permission

  Third Annual Message to Congress, 7 Dec. 1903. "No one is above the law" appears in the U.S. Supreme Court case Mississippi v. Johnson (1867) (arguments of counsel). Even earlier, "no officer ... is above the law" is found in a Kentucky Supreme Court case, Johnston v. Commonwealth (1809).

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