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

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where...

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to...

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to...

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...

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 don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

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...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

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...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that...

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...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If...

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...

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

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

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!'...

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is...

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is...

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

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