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"The government is us; we are the government, you and I." Theodore Roosevelt
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"Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures." Theodore Roosevelt
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"Willful sterility is, from the standpoint of the nation, from the standpoint of the human race, the one sin for which the penalty is national death, race death; a sin for which there is no atonement. No man, no woman, can shirk the primary duties of life, whether for love of ease and pleasure, or for any other cause, and retain his or her self-respect." Theodore Roosevelt
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"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood—the virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life." Theodore Roosevelt
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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" Theodore Roosevelt
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"We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done." Theodore Roosevelt
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"In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard." Theodore Roosevelt
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"The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely necessary that there should be full liberty to tell the truth about his acts, and this means that it is exactly necessary to blame him when he does wrong as to praise him when he does right. Any other attitude in an American citizen is both base and servile. To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else."" Theodore Roosevelt
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." Theodore Roosevelt
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"Speak softly and carry a big stick." Theodore Roosevelt
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"My hat's in the ring. The fight is on and I'm stripped to the buff." Theodore Roosevelt
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"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education" Theodore Roosevelt
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"Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace" Theodore Roosevelt
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"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat." Theodore Roosevelt
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"Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time." Theodore Roosevelt
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"The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly." Theodore Roosevelt
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"No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and stealing a purse." Theodore Roosevelt
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"No man needs sympathy because he has to work. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." Theodore Roosevelt
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"We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out." Theodore Roosevelt
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"No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it" Theodore Roosevelt
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"A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." Theodore Roosevelt
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