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

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Government Quotes

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good...

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...

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...

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much...

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much...

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to...

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...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than...

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...

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the...

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the...

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...

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...

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from...

Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

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.

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and...

No people is wholly civilized where a distinction is drawn between stealing an office and...

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...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...