If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you dont get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his…

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Military Quotes, War Quotes

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...

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...

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...

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to...

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance 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...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we...

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...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are...

The only tyrannies from which men, women and children are suffering in real life are...

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...

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...

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of...

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of...

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...

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...

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 men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

The men and women who have the right ideals ... are those who have the...

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...

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...