Country Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt

There should be at least ten times the number of rifles in the country as there are now.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The name Roosevelt has this legendary force in our country at this time.

— Theodore Roosevelt

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism.

— Theodore Roosevelt

We have room in this country for but one flag, the Stars and Stripes!

— Theodore Roosevelt

In this country we have no place for hyphenated Americans.

— Theodore Roosevelt

There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless.

— Theodore Roosevelt

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place…

— Theodore Roosevelt

A revolution is sometimes necessary, but if revolutions become habitual the country in which they take place is going down-hill

— Theodore Roosevelt

Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen.

— Theodore Roosevelt

We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not…

— Theodore Roosevelt

This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails. We put him in jail. It is the crooked man…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free.

— Theodore Roosevelt

There can be no fifty-fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only 100% Americanism, only for those who are…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I hold that in this country there must be complete severance of Church and State; that public moneys shall not be used…

— Theodore Roosevelt

In speaking to you men of the greatest city of the West, men of the state which gave to the country Lincoln…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for…

— Theodore Roosevelt

When the time of danger comes, all Americans, whatever their social standing, whatever their creed, whatever the training they have received, no…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Nothing should be permitted to stand in the way of the preservation of the forests, and it is criminal to permit individuals…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Some reformers may urge that in the ages distant future, patriotism, like the habit of monogamous marriage, will become a needless and…

— Theodore Roosevelt

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of…

— Theodore Roosevelt

After nightfall the face of the country seems to alter marvelously, and the clear moonlight only intensifies the change. The river gleams…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride he will see to it that others receive…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save…

— Theodore Roosevelt

A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The Americans of other blood must remember that the man who in good faith and without reservations gives up another country for…

— Theodore Roosevelt

90% of the work in this country is done by people who don't feel good".

— Theodore Roosevelt

The country's honor must be upheld at home and abroad.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

— Theodore Roosevelt

The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.

— Theodore Roosevelt

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal…

— Theodore Roosevelt

...short-sighted men who in their greed and selfishness will, if permitted, rob our country of half its charm by their reckless extermination…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The country is the place for children, and if not the country, a city small enough so that one can get out…

— Theodore Roosevelt

This broken country extends back from the river for many miles and has been called always be Indian, French voyager and American…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Our country, we have faith to believe, is only at the beginning of its growth. Unless the forests of the United States…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The great lawyer who employs his talent and his learning in the highly emunerative task of enabling a very wealthy client to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If there is any one duty which more than another we owe it to our children and our children's children to perform…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If there is one thing for which we stand in this country, it is for complete religious freedom, and it is an…

— Theodore Roosevelt