On the recordMay 9, 1905
Our people have risen and will rise because they have taken care of both sides of the development of the national character.
Source
presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks in Dekalb, Illinois
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
Apr 22, 1910
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
Aug 30, 1910
I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
Feb 23, 1912
I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.
Feb 23, 1912
I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.
Other voices in this conversation
