Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Theodore Roosevelt in Speech in New York (7 September 1903)
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Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

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A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

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People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

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Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.

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I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.

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Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

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The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.

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There has never yet been a man in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

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