Teddy Roosevelt: “Combination of capital like combination of labor is a necessary element of our present industrial system.”

The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.

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

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 want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.