Never trust a man who says he is only a little crooked, and that the crookedness is exercised in your interest.
Theodore RooseveltA typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
Theodore RooseveltWeasel words from mollycoddles will never do when the day demands prophetic clarity from greathearts. Manly men must emerge for this hour of trial.
Theodore RooseveltThe credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt