Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

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...

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 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...

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...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

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

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

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from...

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from...

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...

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...

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...

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

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...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

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...

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.