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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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...

We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist...

We demand that big business give people a square deal; in return we must insist...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not...

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

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...

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 American people abhor a vacuum.

The American people abhor a vacuum.

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.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

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...

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it...

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it...

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.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

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...

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...

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

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...

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...

Actions lie louder than words.

Actions lie louder than words.

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.