“There is no telling what the new year has in store; the hand of fate may be heavy upon us but we can be sure that it will not take away our pride.”

Letter to Douglas Robinson, December 28, 1917

“[Peace] is not a means—it is an end. You do not get peace by peace; you get peace as the result of effort.”

Speech in New York City, February 19, 1899

“America can be true to itself, true to the great cause of freedom and justice, only if it shows itself ready and willing to resent wrong from the strong.”

Outlook, April 1, 1911

“Performance of international duty to others means that in international affairs … we shall not only refrain from wronging the weak, but shall, according to our capacity, and as opportunity offers, stand up for the weak when the weak are wronged by the strong.”

Speech in Kansas City, Missouri, May 30, 1916

“We must act with justice and broad generosity and charity toward one another and toward all men if we are to make this Republic what it must and shall be made.”

Speech in New York City, February 12, 1913

“There is not one of us who does not need to have a helping hand stretched to him at some time, and woe to the man who refuses to stretch that helping hand.”

Speech in Albany, New York, November 1901

“We believe with all our hearts in democracy; in the capacity of the people to govern themselves; and we are bound to succeed.”

Speech in Saratoga, New York, September 1910

“There is much less need of genius or of any special brilliancy in the administration of our government than there is need of such homely virtues and qualities as common sense, honesty, and courage.”

Address in Albany, New York, January 1899

“Of course, in a government like ours, a man can accomplish anything by acting in combination with others, and equally, of course, a number of people can act together only by each sacrificing certain of his beliefs or prejudices.”

Forum, July 1894

“We cannot possibly do our best work as a nation unless all of us know how to act in combination as well as how to act each individually for himself.”

Speech at the Minnesota State Fair, September 2, 1901

“There is not a man of us…who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.”

Pasadena, California, May, 8, 1903

“There is always a tendency to believe that a hundred small men can furnish leadership equal to that of one big man. This is not so.”

Ladies’ Home Journal, May 1917