Quote by Theodore Roosevelt
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Abraham Lincoln – the spirit incarnate of those who won victory in the Civil War – was the true representative of this people, not only for his own generation, but for all time, because he was a man among men. – Theodore Roosevelt

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The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats. – Theodore Roosevelt

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The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight. – Theodore Roosevelt

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A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Well hath he been called one of the architects of civilization. – Newell Dwight Hillis

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His heart and his brain were utterly foreign to all vindictiveness or personal bitterness. He declared himself hotly and strongly against wrong causes, but never against men. – London Spectator

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Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul. – Cass Gilbert

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Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt. – Herbert Hoover, attributed

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