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Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
26th president of US [more author details]

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A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.: Theodore Roosevelt
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.: Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!: Theodore Roosevelt
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.: Theodore Roosevelt
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It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.: Theodore Roosevelt
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.: Theodore Roosevelt
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, right or wrong - is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.: Theodore Roosevelt
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.': Theodore Roosevelt
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.: Theodore Roosevelt
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.: Theodore Roosevelt
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No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.: Theodore Roosevelt, 'The Strenuous Life,' 1900
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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.: Theodore Roosevelt, 1916 (quoted in the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial CD-ROM)
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The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.: Theodore Roosevelt, Labor Day speech at Syracuse, NY, Sept 7, 1903 ("Theodore Rex" - Edmund Morris)
There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.: Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in Chicago, 3 Apr. 1903
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.: Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in New York, September 7, 1903
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