Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt

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Topic

Taking risks Courage Success Failure

Speaker

Theodore Roosevelt

Source

The Strenuous Life (speech) Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Occupation

American President Nobel laureate National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Hamilton Club of Chicago meeting. 10 Apr. 1899, Chicago, IL, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. "The Strenuous Life." Selected Speeches and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, edited by Gordon Hutner. Vintage, 2014.

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Another quote from the 1890s

To protect the workers in their inalienable rights to a higher and better life; to protect them, not only as equals before the law, but also in their health, their homes, their firesides, their liberties as men, as workers, and as citizens; to overcome and conquer prejudice and antagonism; to secure to them the right to life, and the opportunity to maintain that life; the right to be full sharers in the abundance which is the result of their brain and brawn, and the civilization of which they are the founders and the mainstay... The attainment of these is the glorious mission of the trade unions.

Samuel Gompers

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Topic
Workers Trade unions
Speaker
Samuel Gompers
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1898 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Gompers, Samuel. "Trade Unions - Their Philosophy." Jan. 1898, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

Gompers, Samuel. Quoted in The State and the Unions, written by Christopher Tomlins. Cambridge University Press, 1985, ch. 3.

Another quote about Courage

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Albus Dumbledore

Quoted in Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, by J.K. Rowling

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Topic
Courage Friends and enemies
Speaker
Albus Dumbledore

Author

J.K. Rowling
Source
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1997 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Bloomsbury, 1997, ch. 17.