A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is...

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished...

There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished...

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is...

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is...

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered...

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate...

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.