The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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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...

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...

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.

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...

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.

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...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at...

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly...

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...

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...

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

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...

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.

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...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are...

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

I want to see you shoot the way you shout

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

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...