No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTIf given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.
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A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!
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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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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not Guilty’.
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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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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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A man’s usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.
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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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A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
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It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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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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It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
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For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
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The worst of all fears is the fear of living.
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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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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 is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.
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The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be.
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Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
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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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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 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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No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
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