A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTWe demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.
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Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.
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90% of the work in this country is done by people who don’t feel good.
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Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions; and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with these institutions.
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I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.
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In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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