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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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...

It is better to be faithful than famous.

It is better to be faithful than famous.

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...

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...

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...

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

We can have no 50-50 allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American...

We can have no 50-50 allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American...

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a...

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a...

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

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

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...

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard...

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard...

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...

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than...

As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won...