Political Quotes

On the record
The practical experiment of working men for eight hours has been advantageous to the State.
Said by
Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the benefits of an eight-hour workday for laborers and its positive impact on the state.

Share

More from Teddy Roosevelt

Oct 13, 1912

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

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 22, 1910

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 22, 1910

We are bound in honor to strive to bring ever nearer the day when, as far as is humanly possible, we shall be able to realize the ideal that each man shall have an equal opportunity to show the stuff that is in him by the way in which he…

presidency.ucsb.edu
Apr 22, 1910

France is one of these nations. For her to sink would be a loss to all the world.

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation