Theodore Roosevelt — "Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit sof…"

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the ar…"

"I am not afraid of the future, for I believe in the American people."

"The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life."

"I have always been a strong advocate of the policy of 'a fair field and no favor.'"

"The most important thing for the white man is to be sure that he does not give way to the black man. We have got to keep our civilization pure."