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Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“There are many occasions when the highest praise one can receive is the attack of some given scoundrel.”

Book:The Big Stick, 1905-1909

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The Big Stick, 1905-1909

This book delves into the foreign policy strategies and diplomatic endeavors of President Theodore Roosevelt during his second term, focusing on the concept of the 'big stick' as a metaphor for American power and influence on the global stage. more

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. A progressive leader, he is known for his advocacy of the conservation movement, expansion of federal government regulation, and efforts to improve the lives of American citizens. more

“There can be only one permanent revolution - a moral one; the regeneration of the inner man. How is this revolution to take place? Nobody knows how it will take place in humanity, but every man feels it clearly in himself. And yet in our world everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself.”

Thinking Knows Men World Feels Humanity Moral Know How Revolution Every Man Permanent Our World Nobody Knows Regeneration

Book:Pamphlets. Translated from the Russian

Source: Pamphlets. Translated from the Russian

“There is no coming toward it or going away from it; it is, and you are it.”

Going Away

Book:Become what You are

Source: Become what You are

“A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to blithely put such an enormous and dangerous arbitrary power in the hands of politicians-\-\risking their own freedom, in hopes of getting what someone else has-\-\is a painful sign of how far many citizens and voters fall short of what is needed to preserve a democratic republic”