There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother. Theodore Roosevelt More Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt More Quotes From Theodore Roosevelt Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. Theodore Roosevelt kind war peace I never won anything without hard labor and the exercise of my best judgment. Theodore Roosevelt judgment labor exercise The words of the Declaration of Independence, as given effect by Washington...are to be accepted as real, and not as empty phrases...that in very truth this is a government by the people themselves, that the Constitution is theirs, that the courts are theirs, that all the government agents and agencies are theirs... It is for the people themselves finally to decide all questions of public policy and to have their decision made effective...We here, in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world. Theodore Roosevelt agency government real The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before. Theodore Roosevelt generosity honesty evil Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Theodore Roosevelt stay-strong perseverance running There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel. Theodore Roosevelt scoundrels given praise We can just as little afford to follow the doctrinaires of an extreme individualism as the doctrinaires of an extreme socialism. Theodore Roosevelt politics wisdom littles If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Theodore Roosevelt names war peace There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. Theodore Roosevelt remains corporations political [Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse. Theodore Roosevelt philosophy science book Personally I have never been able to understand why the head of a big business, whether it be the Nation, the State or the Army, or Navy should not desire to have very strong and positive people under him. Theodore Roosevelt army strong teamwork We of an older generation can get along with what we have, though with growing hardship; but in your full manhood and womanhood you will want what nature once so bountifully supplied and man so thoughtlessly destroyed; and because of that want you will reproach us, not for what we have used, but for what we have wasted...So any nation which in its youth lives only for the day, reaps without sowing, and consumes without husbanding, must expect the penalty of the prodigal whose labor could with difficulty find him the bare means of life. Theodore Roosevelt growing men mean The Armenian massacre was the greatest crime of the war. Theodore Roosevelt armenia crime war I stand for the square deal. I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service. Theodore Roosevelt squares opportunity mean The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task because it is cast in the day of small things; scornful of baseness, awake to their own duties as well as to their rights, following the higher law with reverence, and in this world doing all that in their power lies, so that when death comes they may feel that humanity is in some degree better because they lived. Theodore Roosevelt hero christian lying I believe that this Republic will endure for many centuries. If so there will doubtless be among its Presidents Protestants and Catholics, and very probably at some time, Jews. I have consistently tried while President to act in relation to my fellow Americans of Catholic faith as I hope that any future President who happens to be Catholic will act towards his fellow Americans of Protestant faith. Had I followed any other course I should have felt that I was unfit to represent the American people. Theodore Roosevelt should-have believe people It is an incalculable added pleasure to any one's sum of happiness if he or she grows to know, even slightly and imperfectly, how to read and enjoy the wonder-book of nature. Theodore Roosevelt presidential wonder book The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die. Theodore Roosevelt men fall thinking So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt badass military courage There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all. Theodore Roosevelt born country rooms
