It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

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Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

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There is but one answer to terrorism and it is best delivered with a Winchester rifle.

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It is the people, and not the judges, who are entitled to say what their constitution means, for the constitution is theirs, it belongs to them and not to their servants in office—any other theory is incompatible with the foundation principles of our government.

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Comparison is the thief of joy.

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What a man does for himself, dies with him. What a man does for his community lives long after he's gone.

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Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.

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This country has nothing to fear from the crooked man who fails. We put him in jail. It is the crooked man who succeeds who is a threat to this country.

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This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.

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