Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

The rich man owes his very existence, his prosperity to the fact that the law throws its mantle around him.

Remarks at the Dedication of the State Arsenal in Springfield, Illinois

06/03/1903

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

I would preach to my countrymen not the life of ease; not the effortless life of comfort, of avoidance of risk, and avoidance of trouble.

We owe it to them that there is an America today.

I believe in the Monroe Doctrine with all my heart and soul, and I intend to see that it is made good.

Prosperity does not stop at State lines, and neither does adversity.