“The man who wishes to do good in his community must go into active political life.”

Forum, July, 1894

“All for each, each for all, is a good motto, but only on condition that each works with might and main to so maintain himself as not to be a burden to others.”

An Autobiography, 1913

“Success – the real success – does not depend upon the position you hold, but upon how you carry yourself in that position.”

University of Cambridge, England, May 26, 1910

“A man who goes into politics should not expect to reform everything right off, with a jump.”

Speech in Buffalo, NY, July 26, 1893

“The constitution was created to secure justice; and we refuse to allow it to be so perverted as to become a barrier between the people and justice.”

Speech in Chicago, December 10, 1912

“Christmas was an occasion of literally delirious joy.“

An Autobiography, 1913

“The power of the Congress to regulate Interstate commerce is an absolute and unqualified grant, and without limitations other than those prescribed by the Constitution.”

Second Annual Message, December 2, 1902

“In order to succeed we need leaders of inspired idealism, leaders to whom are granted great visions, who dream greatly and strive to make their dreams come true.”

Speech at Carnegie Hall, March 20, 1912

“Often much of the best service that is rendered in Congress must be done without any hope of approbation or reward.”

Harvard Graduates’ Magazine, October, 1892

“The dealings of the United States with foreign powers should be considered from no partisan standpoint.”

The Independent, August 11, 1892

“We need to make our political representatives more quickly and sensitively responsive to the people whose servants they are.“

Speech in Osawatomie, KS, August 31, 1910