The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to do, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it

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...

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...

A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than...

A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than...

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...

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...

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!'...

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love...

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love...

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.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk...

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk...

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...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to...

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...

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

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...

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...

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...

A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great...

A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be a great...

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow...

Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow...