Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace or creed or line of descent.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Character Quotes

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

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...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

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...

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it...

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name...

Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

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...

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

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...

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up...

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up...

Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man...

Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man...

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level...

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level...

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace...

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to...

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.