Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president. Theodore Roosevelt More Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt More Quotes From Theodore Roosevelt From the greatest to the smallest, happiness and usefulness are largely found in the same soul, and the joy of life is won in its deepest and truest sense only by those who have not shirked life's burdens. Theodore Roosevelt souljoyhappiness In a civilized and cultivated country wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen. the excellent people who protest against all hunting, and consider sportsmen as enemies of wild life, are ignorant of the fact that in reality the genuine sportsman is by all odds the most important factor in keeping the larger and more valuable wild creatures from total extermination. Theodore Roosevelt animalcountryreality It is not only highly desirable but necessary that there should be legislation which shall carefully shield the interests of wage-workers, and which shall discriminate in favor of the honest and humane employer by removing the disadvantage under which he stands when compared with unscrupulous competitors who have no conscience and will do right only under fear of punishment. Theodore Roosevelt shieldspunishmentfavors I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law. Theodore Roosevelt lawbelievedirectors But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American and nothing but an American. If he tries to keep segregated with men of his own origin and separated from the rest of America, then he isn't doing his part as an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house; and we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people. Theodore Roosevelt loyaltymenamerica We must diligently strive to make our young men decent, God-fearing, law-abiding, honor-loving, justice-doing and also fearless and strong. Theodore Roosevelt strongmenwar If a man does not have an ideal and try to live up to it, then he becomes a mean, base and sordid creature, no matter how successful. Theodore Roosevelt successfulmenmean If, in any individual, university training produces a taste for refined idleness, a distaste for sustained effort, a barren intellectual arrogance, or a sense of superfluous aloofness from the world of real men who do the world's real work, then it has harmed that individual. Theodore Roosevelt intellectual-arrogancerealmen The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Theodore Roosevelt outstanding-leadersbossleadership It is of far more important that a man shall play something himself, even if he plays it badly, than that he shall go with hundreds of companions to see someone else play well. Theodore Roosevelt playsportsmen He [Lincoln] had mastered it {the Bible] absolutely...mastered it so that he became almost 'a man of one Book', who knew that Book and who instinctively put into practice what he had been taught therein. Theodore Roosevelt practicemenbook Make preparations in advance ... you never have trouble if you are prepared for it. Theodore Roosevelt survivalpreparationtrouble Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. Theodore Roosevelt motivationalinspirationallife No greater wrong can ever be done than to put a good man at the mercy of a bad, while telling him not to defend himself or his fellows; in no way can the success of evil be made surer or quicker. Theodore Roosevelt good-manevilmen We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all. Theodore Roosevelt allegiancemencountry Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today. Theodore Roosevelt governmentresponsibilityamerica In other words, character is far more important than intellect to the race as to the individual. We need intellect, and there is no reason why we should not have it together with character; but if we must choose between the two we choose character without a moment's hesitation. Theodore Roosevelt racecharactertwo When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. Theodore Roosevelt play-hardworkadvice There should be at least ten times the number of rifles in the country as there are now. Theodore Roosevelt gunnumberscountry A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. Theodore Roosevelt issuespatrioticreal
