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
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Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may require it.
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One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words."
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One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called ''weasel words.'' When a weasel sucks eggs the meat is sucked out of the egg. If you use a ''weasel word'' after another there is nothing left of the other.
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It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.
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The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.
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It is, of course, the merest truism to say a party is of use only so far as it serves the nation.
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I'm as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit.
children use ifs
It is no use to preach to [children] if you do not act decently yourself.
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The Winchester is by all odds the best weapon I ever had and I now use it almost exclusively. The Winchester is the best gun for any game to be found in the United States, for it is as deadly, accurate and handy as any, stands very rough usage, and is unapproachable for the rapidity of its fire and the facility with which it is loaded.
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Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
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Public right comes first and private interests second.
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At the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat
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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit softly