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Patriotic Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
- There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak…
- It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated,…
- Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation.
- Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who…
- A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
- Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
- A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the…
- No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey…
- A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
- Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
- Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
- I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my…
- Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the…
- The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do…
- This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of…
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- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur
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- Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise. — Francis Bacon
- A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. — Edward Abbey
- If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have… — Douglas Adams
- We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. — Dave Barry
- Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the… — John Adams
- All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor… — John Adams
- There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with… — John Adams
- Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams
- I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence,… — John Adams
- Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a… — John Adams