"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that
we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only
unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American
public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one
else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or
unpleasant, about him than about any one else". -- Theodore Rooseveldt

"We cannot afford to differ on the question of honesty if we expect our
republic permanently to endure. Honesty is not so much a credit as an
absolute prerequisite to efficient service to the public. Unless a man
is honest, we have no right to keep him in public life; it matters not
how brilliant his capacity." -- Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th US President

"I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease but the doctrine of the strenuous 
life" -- Theodore Rooseveldt [IV-10-1899, Chicago, IL]

"No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others,
can possibly do his duty by the community." -- Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919) 26th US President
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