American - President | October 27, 1858 - January 6, 1919
When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.
Theodore Roosevelt
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I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.
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It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.
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Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
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Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.
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Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
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A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
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The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
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The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name.
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The government is us; we are the government, you and I.
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I am a part of everything that I have read.
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