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.
THEODORE ROOSEVELTNo man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.
More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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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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I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.
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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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I have a perfect horror of words that are not backed up by deeds.
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Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.
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The worst of all fears is the fear of living.
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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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No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned.
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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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Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.
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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
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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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