We 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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIf you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Patriotism means to stand by the country.
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The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly.
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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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A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.
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Conservation means development as much as it does protection.
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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.
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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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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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I put myself in the way of things happening, and they happened.
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It may be true that he travels farthest who travels alone, but the goal thus reached is not worth reaching.
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People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
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