Theodore Roosevelt History Quotations

There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords.

Conservation means development as much as it does protection. A man's usefulness depends upon his living up to his ideals insofar as he can.

All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.

In popular government results worth while can only be achieved by men who combine worthy ideals with practical good sense.

Ours is a government of liberty by, through, and under the law. A great democracy must be progressive or it will soon cease to be great or a democracy.

There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.

I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.

The greatest historian should also be a great moralist. It is no proof of impartiality to treat wickedness and goodness on the same level.

It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have learned to think nationally.

Materially we must strive to secure a broader economic opportunity for all men, so that each shall have a better chance to show the stuff of which he is made.

There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.