Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTThe 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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The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.
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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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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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All the resources we need are in the mind.
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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 have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources.
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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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Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
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When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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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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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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