“For my fellow countrymen, you can never afford to forget at one moment that in the long run anything that is of benefit to one part of our republic is of necessity a benefit to all the Republic. . .”

Speech in Denver, Colorado
May, 1903

“The problems that confront us in this age are, after all, in their essence the same as those that have always confronted free people striving to secure and to keep free government.”

The Strenuous Life
1899

“In life as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard; don’t foul and don’t shirk, but hit the line hard.”

The Strenuous Life
April 10, 1899

“…the people who wish to work for decent politics must work practically, and yet must not swerve from their devotion to a high ideal. They must actually do things, and not merely confine themselves to criticizing those that do them.”

“True Americanism”

“No President ever enjoyed himself in the Presidency as much as I did; and no President after leaving the office took as much joy in life as I am taking.”

Letter to Lady Delamere
March 7, 1911

“Prosperity can only permanently come to this country on a basis of honesty and fair treatment for all.”

Speech in Louisville, Kentucky
April 3, 1912

“It is a good thing to have a sound body, it is a better thing to have a sound mind; but what we need is that which is greater than body or mind – character.”

Speech in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
April 6, 1903

“May all good fortune attend you and yours throughout the year that is opening.”

Letter to Jacob Riis
January 8, 1902

“A merry Christmas to you!”

Seasons Greetings Letter to Edward Hale
December 26, 1903

“In addition to decency, morality, virtue, clean living, you must have hardihood, resolution, the power to do, the power to dare, the power to endure, and when you have that combination, then you get the proper type of American citizenship.”

Address in Claremont, California
May 8, 1903