Teddy Roosevelt: “In this country we have got to have decent and intelligent government, not as a substitute for individual initiative but…”

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

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

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.

Don’t you pity me. I am all right.