In all that life of his, he won many kinds of success; but he won them without turning his head, and without losing his simplicity, his courage, his honesty.Theodore Roosevelt
There were men, too, like Goodrich and Church, college athletes, just out of Harvard, and there were gallant young fellows from the business and professional ranks of New York, and adventurous spirits from everywhere.Theodore Roosevelt
Every mother's son of you is as straight as a string!Theodore Roosevelt
The pip-squeak popguns which we dignified by the title of rapid-fire guns were not in any way a proper substitute for the real thing; and the sooner the Ordnance Department is headed by an officer both energetic and abreast of modern needs the better for our service.Theodore Roosevelt
We drew up on the firing-trail where the ridge broadened out, and the men fell into groups under the gnarled little trees, or else lay among the Spanish graves, hausser-eaten and weather-beaten, which marked the last resting-place of the followers of Ponce de Leon.Theodore Roosevelt
The officers had concocted schemes in case of my falling. But these could not be matters of official knowledge.Theodore Roosevelt
On the whole, our casualties were small, but there was, of course, plenty of risk running from snipers and guerrillas.Theodore Roosevelt
The most serious trouble came at the close of a day of heavy fighting by the skirmish-line, when two Spaniards, who had just shot one of our men, were overhauled by the line.Theodore Roosevelt
There was no spot where the men could gather. The fierce heat beat upon them, and the dust was thick in the trenches.Theodore Roosevelt
Whenever a body of men were gathered under rocks or behind cover, away from the immediate fighting, a shell was sure to drop there.Theodore Roosevelt
At last we were at the battle-ground. We then called all the men round us, by companies, and I made them a little speech.Theodore Roosevelt
So we descended at a trot which took us over the broken pools of the lower ford.Theodore Roosevelt
The sum of what each regiment did is incredible.Theodore Roosevelt
The San Juan fighting was the most serious part of the entire Cuban campaign in proportion to the forces engaged.Theodore Roosevelt
Santiago surrendered, and the war was over.Theodore Roosevelt