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One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called weasel words.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Theodore Roosevelt
Age: 60 †
Born: 1858
Born: October 27
Died: 1919
Died: January 6
26Th U.S. President
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Laws are essential emanations from the self-poised character of God they radiate from the sun to the circling edge of creation. Verily, the mighty Lawgiver hath subjected himself unto laws.
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There is nothing more distressing ... than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter. Such laughter is worse than the crackling of thorns under a pot, for it denotes not merely the vacant mind, but the heart in which high emotions have been choked before they could grow to fruition.
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The White House is a bully pulpit.
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If I have to choose between peace and righteousness, I'll choose righteousness.
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Thank God for the iron in the blood of our fathers
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To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
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