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The chief factor in any man's success or failure must be his own character.
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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Anything that encourages pauperism, anything that relaxes the manly fiber and lowers self-respect, is an unmixed evil.
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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.
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The man who does not think it was America's duty to fight for her own sake in view of the infamous conduct of Germany toward us stands on a level with a man who wouldn't think it necessary to fight in a private quarrel because his wife's face was slapped.
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The great virtue of my radicalism lies in the fact that I am perfectly ready, if necessary, to be radical on the conservative side.
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The only trouble with the movement for the preservation of our forests is that it has not gone nearly far enough, and was not begun soon enough.
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The great man is always the man of mighty effort.
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Unrestrained greed means the ruin of the great woods and the drying up of the sources of the rivers.
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There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.
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Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.
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