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
philosophy decision economic
The decisions of the courts on economic and social questions depend on their economic and social philosophy.
war sacrifice men
War is not merely justifiable, but imperative upon honorable men, upon an honorable nation, where peace can only be obtained by the sacrifice of conscientious conviction or of national welfare.
running war men
A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than the most prosperous peace.
people riches prosperity
No people ever yet benefited by riches if their prosperity corrupted their virtue.
sports window gates
When money comes in at the gate, sport flies out at the window.
party use politics
It is, of course, the merest truism to say a party is of use only so far as it serves the nation.
country home honor
The country's honor must be upheld at home and abroad.
america people house
We have room but for one Language here and that is the English Language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans of American nationality and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house.
hope eye fate
We here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.
effort strive harness
Let us live in the harness, striving mightily.
way faces life-is
The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.
action poor substitutes
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action...
hands balance mob-rule
We [must] hold the just balance and set ourselves as resolutely against improper corporate influence on the one hand as against demagogy and mob rule on the other.
wise fashion men
Among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are the foolish fanatics always to be found in such a movement and always discrediting it the men who form the lunatic fringe in all reform movements.