“Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.”
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“Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's the choice that something else is greater than that fear.”
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“Here is your country. Cherish these natural wonders, cherish the natural resources, cherish the history and romance as a sacred heritage, for your children and your children's children. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.”
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“The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
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“I grew into manhood thoroughly imbued with the feeling that a man must be respected for what he made of himself.”
― Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
― Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
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