A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIt 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.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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Conservation means development as much as it does protection.
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A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
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Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.
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The joy in life is his who has the heart to demand it.
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The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena: whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
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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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To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
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Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.
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