Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth27 October 1858
CountryUnited States of America
teaching language one-word
I have often thought that unselfishness combined in one word more of the teachings of the Bible than any other in the language.
forward-movement movement fringe
There is apt to be a lunatic fringe among the votaries of any forward movement.
men evil he-man
We can no more and no less afford to condone evil in the man of capital than evil in the man of no capital.
mean rivers greed
Unrestrained greed means the ruin of the great woods and the drying up of the sources of the rivers.
good-health temper bad-temper
I keep my good health by having a very bad temper, kept under good control.
believe law corporations
I believe that the officers, and, especially, the directors, of corporations should be held personally responsible when any corporation breaks the law.
envy evil arrogance
Envy is as evil a thing as arrogance.
race sin cowardice
Cowardice in a race, as in an individual, is the unpardonable sin.
men office corruption
If we put corrupt men in public office and sneeringly acquiesce in their corruptions, then we are wrong ourselves.
country rooms born
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.
method avoiding offers
Constructive change offers the best method for avoiding destructive change.
shirk duty inaugural
We have duties to others, and duties to ourselves, and we cannot shirk either.
purpose tests spirit
Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.
crush men evil
Certain rich men, whose lives are evil and corrupt, are the representatives of predatory wealth accumulated by all forms of inequity, from the oppression of wage workers to unfair methods of crushing out competition.