"I have been in Sagamore Hill for two days, and have had a perfectly lovely time. I killed a rattlesnake and a copperhead, and caught a woodchuck alive and put him in a barrel. I also killed a weasel a…"

"I do not want to be a mere figurehead. I want to be a leader."

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind."

"I believe in a square deal for every man, big or small, rich or poor."

"I am not an angel, and I am not a saint, and I am not a prophet; but I am a man, and I am a man of action."