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It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.

It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Use It Or Lose It, Way, Nations
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.29, Taylor Trade Publications

We will send ships and Marines as soon as possible for the protection of American life and property.

Theodore Roosevelt
Marine, America, Usa

We here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.

Theodore Roosevelt
Hope, Eye, Fate
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.12, Taylor Trade Publications

Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal in my life, and I have known sorrow too bitter and joy too keen to allow me to become either cast down or elated for more than a very brief period over any success or defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt
Men, Joy, Sorrow
Theodore Roosevelt (1951). “Letters, Selected and Edited by Elting E. Morison”

wild flowers should be enjoyed unplucked where they grow.

Theodore Roosevelt
Flower, Should, Grows
Theodore Roosevelt (2014). “Forgotten Tales and Vanished Trails”, p.239, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

It's not having been in the Dark House, but having left it that counts.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Life, Dark
Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “1914-1919”

We face the future with our past and our present as guarantors of our promises; and we are content to stand or to fall by the record which we have made and are making.

Theodore Roosevelt
Fall, Past, Promise
Theodore Roosevelt (1910). “Works: Presidential addresses and state papers, Dec. 3, 1901, June 1910, and European addresses. 8 v”

I entirely appreciate loyalty to one"s friends, but loyalty to the cause of justice and honor stands above it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Loyalty, Appreciate, Justice
Theodore Roosevelt (1941). “Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia”

No people ever yet benefited by riches if their prosperity corrupted their virtue.

Theodore Roosevelt
People, Riches, Prosperity
Theodore Roosevelt (1941). “Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia”

Argument weak; speak loudly!

Theodore Roosevelt
Law, Argument, Speak

Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.

Theodore Roosevelt
Wish, Fortune, Worthy
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.54, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

...let men express the intense admiration, which I share with all other Americans, of the record made by the Marines.

Theodore Roosevelt
Marine, Men, Records

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

Theodore Roosevelt
Life, Men, Evil
In Works, Memorial edition (1925) vol. 15, p. 388 "Latitude and Longitude among Reformers"

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

Theodore Roosevelt
Inspirational, Work, Men
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.17, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.

Theodore Roosevelt
Life, History, Delight
Theodore Roosevelt, H. W. Brands (2001). “African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist”, p.21, Rowman & Littlefield

Whatever it is, handle it so that your children's children will get the benefit of it.

Theodore Roosevelt
Children, Benefits, Handle
Theodore Roosevelt (2010). “The Green Roosevelt: Theodore Roosevelt in Appreciation of Wilderness, Wildlife, and Wild Places”, p.291, Cambria Press

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.

Theodore Roosevelt
Opportunity, Men, Shapes
Theodore Roosevelt (2013). “Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive.

Theodore Roosevelt
Freedom, Order, Liberty
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.84, Taylor Trade Publications

I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.

Theodore Roosevelt
Life, Strength, Dedication
Speech to Hamilton Club, Chicago, Ill., 10 Apr. 1899

The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others.

Theodore Roosevelt
Environmental, Fundamentals, Dinosaurs
Theodore Roosevelt (1910). “Works: Presidential addresses and state papers, Dec. 3, 1901, June 1910, and European addresses. 8 v”

Constructive change offers the best method for avoiding destructive change.

Theodore Roosevelt
Method, Avoiding, Constructive

We want men who will fix their eyes on the stars, but who will not forget that their feet must walk on the ground.

Theodore Roosevelt
Graduation, Stars, Eye

There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the problems before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, unflinching purpose to solve them aright.

Theodore Roosevelt
Purpose, Faces, Reason Why
Theodore Roosevelt (1908). “The Roosevelt Policy: Speeches, Letters and State Papers, Relating to Corporate Wealth and Closely Allied Topics, of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States”

Now and then we hear the wilder voices of the wilderness, from animals that in the hours of darkness do not fear the neighborhood of man: the coyotes wail like dismal ventriloquists, or the silence may be broken by the snorting and stamping of a deer.

Theodore Roosevelt
Animal, Men, Voice
Theodore Roosevelt (1983). “Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail”, p.39, U of Nebraska Press

The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats.

Theodore Roosevelt
Wisdom, Failure, Winning
Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.13, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.