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Practical efficiency is common, and lofty idealism not uncommon it is the combination which is necessary, and the combination is rare
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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It may be that at some time in the dim future of the race the need for war will vanish: but that time is yet ages distant. As yet no nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to guard its right with an armed hand.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
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Let individuals contribute as they desire but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose, directly or indirectly.
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We draw the line against misconduct, not against wealth.
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The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages.
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There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only 100% Americanism, only for those who are Americans and nothing else
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Every person who invests in well-selected real estate in a growing section of a prosperous community adopts the surest and safest method of becoming independent, for real estate is the basis of wealth.
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In doing your work in the great world, it is a safe plan to follow a rule I once heard on the football field: Don't flinch, don't fall hit the line hard.
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An Airedale can do anything any other dog can do and then whip the other dog if he has to.
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I don't think any President ever enjoyed himself more than I did. Moreover, I don't think any ex-President ever enjoyed himself more.
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Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
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The performance of duty, and not an indulgence in vapid ease and vapid pleasure, is all that makes life worth while.
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There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.
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Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
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I have already lived and enjoyed as much life as any nine other men I have known.
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I stand for the square deal. I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service.
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The American people are slow to wrath, but when their wrath is once kindled it burns like a consuming flame.
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I have often been afraid, but I would not give in to it. I made myself act as though I was not afraid and gradually my fear disappeared.
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