The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.

Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is...

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is...

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...

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...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a...

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...

I am a part of everything that I have read.

I am a part of everything that I have read.

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...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

A just war is in the long run far better for a mans soul than...

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...

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

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...

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...

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered...

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered...

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...

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.

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

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

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...

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...

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the...

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...

Nothing in this world is handed to you. You have to go out and get...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being...

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...