Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, not subservience.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot — but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.

Our flag is a proud flag, and it stands for liberty and civilization. Where it has once floated, there must be no return to tyranny.

A just war is in the long run far better for a man's soul than the most prosperous peace.

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.