The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

Topics: Life Quotes

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely...

When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely...

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or...

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or...

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...

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...

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...

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 a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing....

In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing....

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 boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his...

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.

Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

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...

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

If there is not the war, you dont get the great general; if there is...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better...

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...

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.

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...

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true...

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true...

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer