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

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.

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 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...

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...

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

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 dont get the great general; if there is...

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

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but...

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but...

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...

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in...

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

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 most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get...

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!'...

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...

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

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...