Theodore Roosevelt
26th President of the United States, 1858–1919. 2 explained quotes.
Roosevelt's defense of people who try and fail over critics who never try. It was part of a long speech in Paris about the duties of citizens in a democracy.
Read the full explanation →Roosevelt's rule for power: stay calm and polite, but have real strength ready. He called it a West African proverb, though no such proverb has been found.
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About Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt became president at forty-two, the youngest in American history, when William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, and served until 1909. A rancher, soldier, naturalist and prolific author, he broke up business monopolies, protected millions of acres as national forests and parks, and pushed the building of the Panama Canal.
Roosevelt wrote and spoke constantly, producing dozens of books and thousands of letters and speeches. That huge, well-preserved record means his genuine quotations can usually be checked, although many inspirational lines credited to him online have never been found in his writing.
More lines by Roosevelt
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- “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”Labor Day address, Syracuse, New York, 1903