Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
He who makes no mistakes makes no progress.
Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood – the virtues that made America.
I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.
Each one must do his part if we wish to show that the nation is worthy of its good fortune.
If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
No man is above the law, and no man is below it.
The reason fat men are good natured is they can neither fight nor run.
There were all kinds of things I was afraid of at first, ranging from grizzly bears to ‘mean’ horses and gun-fighters; but by acting as if I was not afraid I gradually ceased to be afraid.
We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.
Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.
When I hear of the destruction of a species, I feel just as if all the works of some great writer have perished.
Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth.
The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom.
It is both foolish and wicked to teach the average man who is not well off that some wrong or injustice has been done him, and that he should hope for redress elsewhere than in his own industry, honesty, and intelligence.
I don’t pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.
Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.