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“In achieving good government the fundamental factor must be the character of the average citizen.”
Speech in Antietam, Maryland
September 17, 1903
“I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”
Speech in Des Moines, Iowa
November 4, 1910
“If the man does his duty as a man, if he is fearless and honorable, upright in his dealings with his fellows, if he does his duty to his family, to the state, that is all that we have the right to ask about him.”
Speech at the Expositio...
“We must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world. We cannot avoid meeting great issues. All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill.”
Speech in Chicago, Illinois
April 10, 1899