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First Principles: The Adherence of the United States To the Monroe Doctrine May Force the United States, However Reluctantly, In Flagrant Cases of Such Wrong Doing..To the Exercise of International Police Power
“In the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrong doing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power” – Theodore … Continue reading
First Principles: Knowing What’s Right Doesn’t Mean Much Unless You Do What’s Right
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: To Befoul the Unholy Alliance Between Corrupt Business and Corrupt Politics Is the First Task of the Statesmanship of Today
“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of … Continue reading
First Principles: When I Hear of the Destruction of A Species, I Feel Just As If All the Works of Some Great Writer Have Perished
“When I hear of the destruction of a species, I feel just as if all the works of some great writer have perished.” – Theodore Roosevelt, in a Letter to Frank Michler Chapman (February 16, 1899)
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First Principles: The Wildlife and Its Habitat Cannot Speak, So We Must and We Will
“The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: The Credit Belongs To the Man Who Is Actually In the Arena, Whose Face Is Marred By Dust and Sweat and Blood…Who At Worst, If He Fails, At Least Fails While Daring Greatly
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the … Continue reading
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First Principles: Courage Is Not Having the Strength To Go On; It’s the Going On When You Don’t Have the Strength
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Thought For the Day: When I Am Asked, “What In Your View Is the Worst Human Rights Problem In the World Today?” I Reply: “Absolute Poverty.”
“This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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First Principles: It Is Hard To Fail, But It Is Worse Never To Have Tried To Succeed. In This Life, We Get Nothing Save By Effort
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life, we get nothing save by effort.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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