"I congratulate you thereon."
"The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift."
"the fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people."
"Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment."
"I don’t know anything about who the man was who shot me to-night."
"I have just been shot."
"I am absorbed in the success of that movement."
"I am not sick at all. I am all right."
"It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
"I wish to say that the Progressive Party is making its appeal to all our fellow citizens without any regard to their creed or to their birthplace."
"I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence."