Teddy Roosevelt: “It is a warfare where no pity is shown to non-combatants, where the weak are harried without ruth, and the vanquished…”

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.

I don’t know anything about who the man was who shot me to-night.

I am absorbed in the success of that movement.

Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.