A great democracy has got to be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTI 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.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
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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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If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
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Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.
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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
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There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.
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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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In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard.
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There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
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Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.
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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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It tires me to talk to rich men. You expect a man of millions, the head of a great industry, to be a man worthhearing; but as a rule they don’t know anything outside their own business.
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Politeness is a sign of dignity not subservience.
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People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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