Editor’s note: On this Memorial Day, we present an excerpt from a speech of President Theodore Roosevelt, delivered on this holiday in 1902 — his first as president, after the assassination of ...

Perhaps you've seen it before; while it's a quote attributed to Roosevelt in 1907, it was actually written on Jan. 3, 1919 ... can be found at the Theodore Roosevelt Center here.

Presidential quotes about courage. 28. “Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.” —John Quincy Adams (1825–1829) 29. “At such moments, we need courage to stand up to hate not just in ...