Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I trust I came within them a fairly good American, and I leave them a better American.

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits w...

For that reason I hail with especial pleasure the existence of such societies as those which seek to band together the young men and young w...

The pioneer days have gone, but the need for the old pioneer virtues remains as great as ever.