Teddy Roosevelt: “The courtesy of the Japanese, nationally and individually, has become proverbial.”

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

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

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.

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