Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

It is not of the slightest use to hear the word, if you do not try to put it into effect afterward.

Remarks Introducing the Reverend Charles Wagner to an Audience in Lafayette Theatre

11/21/1904

More Theodore Roosevelt Quotes

I earnestly hope that immediate provision will be made for dredging San Juan harbor.

I most earnestly hope that this will be done.

The governor and council are co-operating with all of the most enlightened and most patriotic of the people of Porto Rico.

In conclusion let me express my admiration for the work done by the Congress.