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
presidential use tendencies
One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words."
political goes-on politics
I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.
government people progress
The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they lead to the moral and material welfare of all good citizens.
life running hate
Any man who tries to excite class hatred, sectional hate, hate of creeds, any kind of hatred in our community, though he may affect to do it in the interest of the class he is addressing, is in the long run with absolute certainly that class's own worst enemy.
white bully presidential
The White House is a bully pulpit.
lonely men sea
Nowhere, not at sea, does a man feel more lonely than when riding over the far-reaching, seemingly never-ending plains...
men alternatives privilege
The greatest privilege and greatest duty for any man is to be happily married, and no other form of success or service, for either man or woman, can be wisely accepted as a substitute or alternative
children men age
Leave it as it is. You can not improve on it. You can only mar it. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it. What you can do is keep it for your children, your children's children and for all who come after you.
opportunity men secret
I violate no secret when I say that one of the greatest values in Masonry is that it affords an opportunity for men of all walks of life to meet on common ground where all men are equal and have one common interest.
history wickedness levels
The greatest historian should also be a great moralist. It is no proof of impartiality to treat wickedness and goodness on the same level.
christian dream believe
Progress has brought us both unbounded opportunities and unbridled difficulties. Thus, the measure of our civilization will not be that we have done much, but what we have done with that much. I believe that the next half century will determine if we will advance the cause of Christian civilization or revert to the horrors of brutal paganism. The thought of modern industry in the hands of Christian charity is a dream worth dreaming. The thought of industry in the hands of paganism is a nightmare beyond imagining. The choice between the two is upon us.
responsibility needs possibility
Your ability needs responsibility to expose its possibilities. Do what you can with what you have where you are.
responsibility evil good-and-evil
Power always brings with it responsibility.
action worst can-do
The worst thing I can do is nothing.