See Past Roosevelt Reflections
- Theodore Roosevelt a Proud American President
- Roosevelt as a budding conservationist
- Theodore Roosevelt and John Burroughs
- Remembering T.R.’s legacy
- John F. Lacey, Theodore Roosevelt’s Right-Hand Man
- Kermit Roosevelt’s Reflections on Hunting with T.R.
- Better Than You Found It
- Westward Ho!
- Roosevelt’s Other Famous Hill
- Teddy Roosevelt’s Big Stick
Roosevelt Reflections for July 2010
Theodore Roosevelt a Proud American President
In honor of July Fourth, here are a few Theodore Roosevelt quotations reflecting his hopes for America.
“Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world powers? No! The young giant of the West stands on a continent and clasps the crest of an ocean in either hand. Our nation, glorious in youth and strength, looks into the future with eager eyes and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.”
“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another, but above all, try something.”
“It is by no means necessary that a great nation should always stand at the heroic level. But no nation has the root of greatness in it unless in time of need it can rise to the heroic mood.”