Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk; we must act big.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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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...

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 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...

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but...

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but...

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...

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

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...

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get...

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

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...

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up...

Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up...

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...

In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing....

In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing....