Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
In part they develop the good qualities of those who join them; in part they do what is even more valuable, that is, simply give opportunity for the men or women to develop the qualities themselves.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt explains in "The Strenuous Life" that effective institutions not only cultivate good qualities but, more importantly, provide opportunities for individuals to develop themselves.

Share

More from Teddy Roosevelt

Apr 22, 1910

Shame on the man of cultivated taste who permits refinement to develop into a fastidiousness that unfits him for doing the rough work of a workaday world.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 22, 1910

France is one of these nations. For her to sink would be a loss to all the world.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 22, 1910

We are bound in honor to strive to bring ever nearer the day when, as far as is humanly possible, we shall be able to realize the ideal that each man shall have an equal opportunity to show the stuff that is in him by the way in which he…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation