The government is us; we are the government, you and I.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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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...

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...

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit...

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.

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

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 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...

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 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...

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I...

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!'...

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.

There's not one wise man among twenty will praise himself.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.