We shall keep in the run, not only of abiding but of increasing prosperity, if as a people we only keep our sanity.
Teddy Roosevelt
The Public Record
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party, he was born on October 27, 1858, in New York. Roosevelt was a prominent leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for domestic policies that included trust-busting, regulation of corporations, and conservation of natural resources. His administration is noted for significant reforms and the establishment of national parks and forests.
I think you will do me the justice to say that I do not say what I do not mean.
When the hand of the Lord is heavy upon any body of men, the wisdom of man can do but little.
We have Biblical authority, as well as the authority of common sense, for the statement that the rain falls on the just and the unjust alike.
And again I wish to thank you for these splendid gifts which will commemorate as pleasant a forty-eight hours as any President ever spent since the White House was built.
It is a fitting thing to be introduced on Decoration Day by a United States senator, who not only served in the great Civil War, but to whom it was given to win the highest treasure that can come to any American soldier, the medal of honor…
Each of you as he moved forward into battle was immensely interested in the man on his right and the man on his left.
A man who does a wrongful act sins against the State as well as against himself.
Precept is a very good thing, but to my thinking an ounce of practical energy is worth any amount of precept without action.