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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do...

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do...

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level...

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level...

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...

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...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is...

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...

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real...

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...

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on,...

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on,...

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to...

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage.

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage.