It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.
From Theodore Roosevelt
Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
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 whole railroad.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
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