"A great democracy must be progressive or..." - Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

“No man is above the law, and no man is below it.”

“In popular government results worth while can only be achieved by men who combine worthy ideals with practical good sense.”

“There should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil practice, whether in politics, in business, or in social life. I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine or newspaper, with merciless severity makes such attack, provided always that he in his turn remembers that the attack is of use only if it is absolutely truthful.”

“I could think of no worse example for nations abroad, who for the first time were trying to put free electoral procedures into effect, than that of the United States wrangling over the results of our presidential election, and even suggesting that the presidency itself could be stolen by thievery at the ballot box.”

“The mass of the citizens is the safest depositary of their own rights.”

“What is most important of this grand experiment, the United States? Not the election of the first president but the election of its second president. The peaceful transition of power is what will separate this country from every other country in the world.”

“Change is inevitable. Progress is optional .”

“I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape... then we have our experts on the topic... I'm in the 'What's next?' phase of my career.”

“If segregationists had their way, I would not be a member of the United States Senate today, I would not be a top contender to be president of the United States.”