A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. – Theodore Roosevelt
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. – Theodore Roosevelt
Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. – Theodore Roosevelt
Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must not merely talk we must act big. – Theodore Roosevelt