A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTBe practical as well as generous in your ideals.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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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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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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I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.
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There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.
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Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough.
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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
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Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die; and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life. Both life and death are parts of the same Great Adventure.
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The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
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No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
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For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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