WIST Quotations https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:08:56 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg step up – WIST Quotations https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 Roosevelt, Theodore -- Speech (1902-11-11), State Chamber of Commerce Banquet, New York City https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/34244/ https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/34244/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:50:10 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/?p=34244 The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight; that he shall not be a mere passenger, but shall do his share in the work that each generation of us finds ready to hand; and, furthermore, that in doing his work he shall show, not only the capacity for sturdy self-help, but also self-respecting regard for the rights of others.

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Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1902-11-11), State Chamber of Commerce Banquet, New York City
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