“Alone of human beings the good and wise mother stands on a plane of equal honor with the bravest soldier; for she has gladly gone down to the brink of the chasm of darkness to bring back the children in whose hands rests the future of the years.” YearsHumansChildrenHandsMotherPresidentHuman BeingsDarknessGoneWiseHonorEqualSoldierPlanesChasms Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena