The patriotism, the courage, the unflinching resolution and steadfast endurance of the soldiers whose triumph was crowned at Appomattox must be supplemented on our part by civic courage, civic honesty, cool sanity, and steadfast adherence to the immutable laws of righteousness.
Roosevelt emphasizes the need for civic virtues to match the bravery of Civil War soldiers in maintaining the nation.
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No man is worth his salt in public life who makes on the stump a pledge which he does not keep after election; and, if he makes such a pledge and does not keep it, hunt him out of public life.
Character must show itself in the man's performance both of the duty he owes himself and of the duty he owes the State.
France is one of these nations. For her to sink would be a loss to all the world.
Therefore I hope that so far as possible the people may be given the chance, through direct primaries, to express their preference as to who shall be the nominee of the Republican Presidential Convention.
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