America has but one main problem – the character of the men and women it shall produce.
It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion.
No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.
Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House.
The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization.
One of the greatest perils to an extensive republic is the disregard of individual rights.
The most common commodity in this country is unrealized potential.
You don’t have to explain something you never said.
A lost article invariably shows up after you replace it.
Anytime you don’t want anything you get it.
Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.
Everyone has an influence on public affairs if he will take the trouble to exert it.
You can’t increase prosperity by taxing success.
The man who builds a factory, builds a temple.
Whenever I indulge my sense of humor, it gets me into trouble.
History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean large payrolls.
The door of opportunity swings wide open in our country. Through it, in constant flow, go those who toil. America recognizes no aristocracy save those who work. The badge of service is the sole requirement for admission to the ranks of our nobility.
Theodore Roosevelt was always getting himself in hot water by talking before he had to commit himself upon issues not well-defined.