Quotations from the speeches and other works of Theodore Roosevelt
"Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
"We must treat each man on his worth and merits as a man. We must see that each is given a square deal, because he is entitled to no more and should receive no less."
"The welfare of each of us is dependent fundamentally upon the welfare of all of us."
"Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly."
"It is no use to preach to [children] if you do not act decently yourself."
"I never keep boys waiting. It's a hard trial for a boy to wait."
"The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name."
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
