Theodore Roosevelt said...

Our country—this great Republic—means nothing unless it means the triumph of a real democracy, the triumph of popular go...

Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.

The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be cynic, or fop, or voluptuary...

I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.