A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
Theodore RooseveltBehind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today.
Theodore RooseveltCharacter, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
Theodore RooseveltIf there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
Theodore Roosevelt