Theodore Roosevelt on Wealth Quotes

"No amount of commercial prosperity can possibly atone for the lack of the great manly virtues."

"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."

"The reaction against the corrupt rich should never be allowed to become a reaction against wealth itself."

"We must not permit the wealthy to use their wealth to the detriment of the public."

"Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike."

"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world."

"The man of great wealth who happens to be a bad man is a menace to the community."

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards."

"The success of the man of great wealth is often at the expense of his own character."

"It is a good thing to have a sound body, and a better thing to have a sound mind; but better than either is character."

"Every man who has a great fortune should feel that he is a trustee of that fortune for the benefit of the community."

"Wealth is a good thing, a very good thing, if it be used for the benefit of the community."

"The man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad."

"The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight."

"No people can be great who have ceased to be virtuous."

"The absence of a sense of responsibility is the hallmark of the man who has wealth and nothing else."

"We must treat each man on his worth as a man."

"The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others."

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

"I wish to see the man of great means use his means for the benefit of the public."

"No man is above the law and no man is below it."

"The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

"The huge individual property has no right to exist unless it actually serves the public."

"Riches are a good thing only if they are used to promote the general welfare."

"The man who is too lazy to work for his own support is not a good citizen."

"A man's worth should be judged by what he does with what he has."

"The man who is not a good citizen is not a good American."

"We should not permit the accumulation of vast fortunes that are not used for the public good."

"Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords."

"No man can lead a happy life if he is selfish or if he is a coward."

"Great fortunes are usually the result of great ability, but they are also the result of the legal and social conditions of the community."

"Of all forms of tyranny, the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth."