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

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: America Quotes, Virtue Quotes

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing,...

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing,...

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

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

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.

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual...

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely...

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely...

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...

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is...

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is...

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...

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or...

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or...

The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the...

The spirit of brotherhood recognizes of necessity both the need of self-help and also the...

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...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

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...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

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.

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles...

Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it enkindles...

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...